28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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Optimism

director: Deborah Stratman
original title: Optimism
country: United States, Canada
year: 2018
running time: 15 min.

synopsis

Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory abounds in goldmines and lack of sunshine. This portrait of the town is an audiovisual collage on the search for the sun and gold, history, and the everyday realities of its inhabitants. The atmosphere of cold, snowy Canada infuses the film with a dark mood reminiscent of Twin Peaks.

biography

Deborah Stratman (1967) is a film director and artist working in Chicago. She focuses on power relations in society and environmentalism. Optimism premiered at the Berlinale in 2018.

more about film

director: Deborah Stratman
producer: Deborah Stratman
photography: Deborah Stratman
editing: Deborah Stratman
music: Charlie Chaplin
sound: Deborah Stratman
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