Filmmaker Deco Dawson appeared on the filmaking scene in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1998, reintroducing techniques of the silent period, particularly the use adrenaline-infused quick-paced editing, the use of lens obstructions and authentic period photography.
In 2002, he was named one of the top 25 young independent filmmakers in North America by New York's Filmmaker Magazine.
The seven short films chronicled in this DVD edition have received much international acclaim, especially Film(dzama), which won the Best Short Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2001, and the Best Technical Innovation Award at the Ann Arbor Film Festival in 2002.