Daïchi Saïto

Originally from Japan, Daïchi Saïto is a filmmaker based in Montreal, where he co-founded the artist film collective Double Negative. His film Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis (2009) was named one of the “150 Essential Works in Canadian Cinema History” by Toronto International Film Festival in 2016. With Engram of Returning (2015), Saïto won a Tiger Award for Short Film at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. His book of short prose Moving the Sleeping Images of Things Towards the Light is available from Le laps in Montreal.