EASTERN ANTHEMS

CHANTS DE L’EST • CANTOS DEL ESTE

Matthew Wolkow & Jean-Jacques Martinod
Canada, United States, Ecuador • 2024 • 78 min. • 16mm, Hi-8, infrared and HD video

SYNOPSIS

An unfinished film is passed along from one friend to another. The dialog between them is a journey crossed by the swarming of the Great Eastern Brood X of periodical cicadas that prophetically emerge every 17 years in the United States, invoking a reflection of a post-pandemic present and our shared futures.
A road movie composed of a chorus of voices (both human and non-human), the warnings of history, the power of nature and rebirth.

TRAILER

FESTIVALS & ALTERNATIVE SCREENINGS

Camden International Film Festival. United States (2024)
RIDM Montreal International Documentary Festival. Canada (2024)

CREW

DIRECTORS & SCREENWRITERS
Matthew Wolkow
Jean-Jacques Martinod

PRODUCER
Matthew Wolkow

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jean-Jacques Martinod

SOUND DESIGN
Alex Lane

EDITING
Matthew Wolkow

VOICE
Matthew Wolkow
Jean-Jacques Martinod

MUSIC
David Rothenberg

VFX
Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon
Émile Massie
Matthew Wolkow

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Bretta Walker

TRAILER
Fanie Pelletier

FESTIVALS & SALES
María Vera (KINO REBELDE)