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Optimism (2018)

2018-02-17 · 15m · EN
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The urge to relieve a winter valley of permanent shadow and find gold in alluvial gravel is part of a long history of desire and extraction in the far Canadian north. Cancan dancers, curlers, smelters, former city officials, and a curious cliff-side mirrored disc congregate to form a town portrait. Shot on location in Dawson City, Yukon Territory.

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Deborah StratmanDirector, Writer

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John SteinsJohn SteinsSteven BadgettSteven BadgettCharles StankievechCharles StankievechSimon Mason-WoodSimon Mason-WoodLance BlomgrenLance BlomgrenEldo EnnsEldo Enns

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ShortWoman directorShort film

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityShort · Woman Director · Short FilmPacingShortDirector preference928437Actor preference928431 · 928432 · 928433Country preferenceCa

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The urge to relieve a winter valley of permanent shadow and find gold in alluvial gravel is part of a long history of desire and extraction in the far Canadian north. Cancan dancers, curlers, smelters, former city officials, and a curious cliff-side mirrored disc congregate to form a town portrait. Shot on location in Dawson City, Yukon Territory.

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