Plot Summary:The grandiose and the provincial mingle in expressionistic frenzy in In the Shadow of the Water Tower. Through a collection of 16mm home-movie footage and stylized re-imaginings, the film recounts the true story of one Curt Paul Smith, complete with baseball-playing bison, trips to Hawaii, and massive wildlife massacres in 1950's Canada. And not necessarily in that order.
The grandiose and the provincial mingle in expressionistic frenzy in In the Shadow of the Water Tower. Through a collection of 16mm home-movie footage and stylized re-imaginings, the film recounts the true story of one Curt Paul Smith, complete with baseball-playing bison, trips to Hawaii, and massive wildlife massacres in 1950's Canada. And not necessarily in that order.