28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
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 |