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Persistent Cinema

My Films

Persistent Cinema makes only its own films — nothing is produced for anyone else. Two features are in development.
Heredity poster — a child's silhouette pressed inside a torn film-strip frame, titled HEREDITY, coming 2028, written & directed by Marcel Potvin

In development · Coming 2028

Heredity

Short film into the past, present & future subconscious of an artist who defies God, by writing him a letter.

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The Persistence of Memory official poster — set in 1990, a 12-year-old girl and two boys aged 10 and 7, seen from behind, stand apart on a chalk-drawn asphalt lot facing three tall condo buildings at sunset as they cope with their parents' divorce. Title: The Persistence of Memory. A film by Marcel Potvin. Persistent Cinema Productions Inc. Written & directed by Marcel Potvin.

In development · Coming 2029

The Persistence of Memory

In the aftermath of their parents' divorce, three ambitious siblings find their once-disciplined lives unraveling as the relentless pressure to excel collides with the emotional scars of a fractured family.

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Sepia still from Laynastasia (2011, Marcel Potvin): two cousins sit side by side on a log in the woods, talking

Released · July 31, 2011

Laynastasia

Two cousins wander into the wilderness together and, among the trees, the light and the silence, slowly discover who they are to each other and to the world.

Two cousins wander into the wilderness together and, among the trees, the light and the silence, slowly discover who they are to each other and to the world. Inspired by Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life (June 2011).

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Still from The Persistence of Anastasia, a 2012 short film by Marcel Potvin

Released · October 2, 2012

The Persistence of Anastasia

This short film highlights the existential journey of my daughter Anastasia on the morning of Sunday, October 2nd, 2012 between the hours of 9am-11am.

This short film highlights the existential journey of my daughter Anastasia on the morning of Sunday, October 2nd, 2012 between the hours of 9am-11am. This piece of film lacks any conventional narrative. It is a visual, metaphorical, minimalistic piece of cinema allowed to be interpreted at free will.

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Still from Does Scimitar Dream of Anastasia (2017, Marcel Potvin): Anastasia in a purple sweater tacks up her chestnut horse Scimitar in a barn stall

Released · October 2017

Does Scimitar Dream of Anastasia

In October 2017 Anastasia Potvin went part boarding with her horse Scimitar.

In October 2017 Anastasia Potvin went part boarding with her horse Scimitar. This is a relationship that lasted 2 years every Sunday from 2016-2018. I was heavily influenced by Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", which would be adapted to film by Ridley Scott and be called "Blade Runner" in 1982. Right around this time in October 2017 "Blade Runner 2049" was being released. I wanted to explore the relationship Anastasia had with Scimitar and showcase that connection.

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