Mike Maryniuk was born in Winnipeg but grew up in rural Manitoba's backcountry. A self-taught film virtuoso, Maryniuk's cinematographic universe is an inventive hybrid of Jim Henson, Norman McLaren, and Les Blank. Maryniuk's movies are a visual stew of handmade ingredients and are full of home-cooked wonders. His films have screened at Sundance, SXSW, NY Views from the Avant Garde, TIFF, and around the world.

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