ies ." ▁ ▁M add in ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁“ sh oot ing ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁lost ▁films ” ▁and ▁originally ▁conce ived ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁making ▁“ title - for - title ▁rem akes ▁of ▁specific ▁lost ▁films ” ▁but ▁alter ed ▁this ▁plan ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁producing ▁original ▁material ▁as ▁the ▁project ▁developed . ▁M add in ▁completed ▁ 1 1 ▁films ▁to ▁show ▁as ▁installation ▁loops ▁for ▁No ah ▁Cow an ▁and ▁the ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ’ s ▁Bell ▁Light box ▁theatre ▁for ▁this ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Ha unt ings ▁project . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁S X SW ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁festival , ▁M add in ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁begun ▁production ▁on ▁the ▁Se ances ▁project , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁shoot ▁one ▁hundred ▁short ▁films ▁within ▁a ▁hundred - day ▁span , ▁at ▁locations ▁in ▁Canada , ▁France , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁However , ▁M add in ▁abandoned ▁this ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁focus ▁more ▁fully ▁on ▁original ▁script ▁creation , ▁partner ing ▁with ▁writers ▁E van ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Robert ▁Kot yk , ▁with ▁additional ▁writing ▁by ▁M add in ’ s ▁wife ▁Kim ▁Morgan ▁and ▁American ▁poet ▁John ▁Ash ber y . ▁ ▁M add in ▁and ▁Johnson ▁also ▁co - direct ed ▁and ▁shot , ▁concurrent ly , ▁a ▁feature ▁film ▁titled ▁The ▁For b idden ▁Room , ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁writers . ▁Although ▁often ▁mis report ed ▁as ▁the ▁same ▁project , ▁The ▁For b