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)
IFFI Goa International Film Festival. India (2024)
Novos Cinemas de Pontevedra. Spain (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)