88:88

88:88 is a 2015 Canadian experimental docudrama film, directed by Isiah Medina.[1] A meditation on poverty, the film depicts the economic struggles of a group of young people in Winnipeg, using editing instead of narrative to drive the film in a stream of consciousness manner described by some critics as the filmic equivalent of a mixtape.[2]

The film's cast includes Erik J. Berg, Eliza Bronte, Avery Medina, Myles Taylor and Anna Valencia. The film's title is a reference to the 88:88 that displays on a digital clock after a power interruption.[1]

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2015,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

The film was added to the Mubi platform in 2016,[5] and to YouTube later in the year.[6]

The film was named the sixth best undistributed film of 2015 in the 2015 IndieWire Critics Poll. At the 2016 Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards, Medina received a nomination for Best Director of a Canadian Film.[7]