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Quiet Zone
201514 min 1 secFilm: Experimental
Direction: David BryantKarl Lemieux
Production: Julie Roy
In Quiet Zone, the filmmakers take us deep into the world of those who suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity. These “wave refugees” settled in West Virginia around the Green Bank observatory, in an area known as the National Radio Quiet Zone. Combining elements of documentary, film essay and experimental film, Quiet Zone defies genres, weaving together an unusual story in which sound and image distort reality to make the distress and suffering of these people palpable.
Through the use of complex imagery and sound, mind-blowing cinematic moments are born – moments of grace during which viewers witness electromagnetic waves take shape in the environment, travel through walls and invade spaces with their powerful vibrations. Known for their work in the musical group Godspeed You! Black Emperor, David Bryant and Karl Lemieux produced a striking piece of sensory genius.
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Subject categories
- Sciences > Physics
- Technology > Technology and Society
Credits
- participation
- Nicols Fox
- Katherine Peacock
- director
- David Bryant
- Karl Lemieux
- producer
- Julie Roy
- editing
- Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
- sound design
- Olivier Calvert
- David Bryant
- original music
- David Bryant
- animation
- Karl Lemieux
- hand-processing
- Karl Lemieux
- laboratory
- Sebastjan Henrickson
- colour correction
- Marc Boucrot
- camera
- Mathieu Laverdière
- Karl Lemieux
- David Bryant
- sound recordist
- David Bryant
- researcher
- Stéphanie Leclerc
- technical director
- Pierre Plouffe
- mixing
- Jean Paul Vialard
- online editing
- Denis Gathelier
- telecine colorist
- Aldo La Ricca
- William "Bill" Holley
- pre-editing images
- Charles-André Coderre
- Michaela Grill
- titles
- Réjean Myette
- translation
- Elaine Potvin
- production coordinator
- Michèle Labelle
- administrator
- Diane Régimbald
- administrative team
- Diane Ayotte
- Karine Desmeules
- marketing manager
- Christine Noël
- technical coordinator
- Daniel Lord
Awards
- Grand Jury Prize - Best Animated FilmFestival for Short Film, Animation and Music
- Special mentionL'Alternativa / International Festival of Independent Films
- Prix du court métrage ex æquo avec I Made You, I Kill You d'Alexandru Petru BadelitaRencontres Internationales Sciences et Cinémas de Marseille
- Best Short DocumentaryInternational Environment Film Festival / FIFE