A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
December 31, 2015
Original Title:
Debris
Production Companies:
ONF | NFB
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 14
This short film is a portrait of Tofino, BC intertidal artist Pete Clarkson as he crafts his most ambitious and personal project to date: a memorial to the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. He, like so many of us around the world, was deeply affected by the disaster. Years later, as splintered and mangled timber and other objects started to wash ashore, the disaster hit home again for Clarkson, and the inspiration for his memorial was born. In Clarkson’s caring hands, the remnants from the Tohoku region take on a life of their own as he shapes them into a unique public sculpture. The result is an evocative memorial that is a site of remembrance and contemplation, and an emotional bridge connecting an artist, his community and a people an ocean away.
Administration:
Jennifer Roworth
Assistant Camera:
Laird Pierce
Associate Producer:
Teri Snelgrove
Colorist:
Gary Shaw
Director:
John Bolton
Director of Photography:
Andrew Coppin
Editor:
Jenn Strom
Executive Producer:
Shirley Vercruysse
Original Music Composer:
Scott Morgan
Producer:
Shirley Vercruysse
Production Coordinator:
Kathleen S. Jayme
Production Supervisor:
Kathryn Lynch
Sound Designer:
Chris McLaren
Sound Mix Technician:
Chris McLaren
Sound Recordist:
Jeff Henschel
Roderick Matte
Technical Supervisor:
Wes Machnikowski
Transcriptions:
Tracy Sitter
Writer:
John Bolton
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