Once the Dust Has Settled
Directed by Hervé Demers
Genre | Documentary |
Country | Canada |
Year | 2020 |
Length | 15 min |
Formats | DCP |
Sound | 5.1 |
Version | Original French version, English subtitles |
Synopsis
A Canadian town called Asbestos was once home to the largest mine of its kind in the world. Today, the open-pit mine around which the city is established only acts as a constant reminder of a not-so-distant industrial past. This film gives a voice to the current residents of Asbestos, delving into their thoughts on work, change and belonging.
Themes
taboos, mourning, work relationships, memoryBiography
Hervé Demers is a Canadian filmmaker and a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow in Art and Visual Culture. His award-winning short films were selected by over a hundred international competitions and festivals, including the International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Retrospectives of his body of work were presented in Morocco, Ukraine and South Korea. He was a jury of numerous film festivals, including the Busan International Short Film Festival.
Cast
Team
Production | Hervé Demers (Hervé Demers Images) |
Script | Hervé Demers |
CINEMATOGRAPHY | Hong An Nguyen |
EDITING | Hervé Demers |
Sound | Mélanie Gauthier, David Ledoux |
Festivals
Hot Docs, Canada |2020| Official Competition