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expect something and nothing at once

Genre

Experimental, Narrative-Fiction

Directed By

Michelle Elrick

Date: Mar 2013
Length: 00:03:36
Process: Colour
Country: Canada
Language: English
Shooting Format: HD
Sound Format: Voice-Over

Synopsis

Poet Michelle Elrick approaches “home” through blanket forts, poetry and collected sounds in this stark and beautiful film from the Canadian prairie. “expect something and nothing at once” follows the poet from the stillness of a room to the windswept, late-Autumn field where she struggles to recreate the essence of home.

Tags

blanket forts, fabric, fort, Notes from the Fort, poetry, sense of place, Winnipeg

Credits

Director
Michelle Elrick
Producer
Michelle Elrick
Writer
Michelle Elrick
Based on a work by
Michelle Elrick
Sound Design
Michelle Elrick
Sound Mix
Michelle Elrick
Music
Michelle Elrick, Matthew Peters
Sound Editor
Matthew Peters
Cinematographer
Tyler Funk
Editor
Tyler Funk
Cast
Michelle Elrick

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