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Symphonie en Aquamarine

By

Dan Popa

Duration

75 MIN

Language

French, English, Romanian

Subtitles

French/english

Country

Quebec

Year

2018

Rain or shine, it’s always good a CONTEMPLATIVE DOCUMENTARY on NATURE
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Synopsis

Symphony in Aquamarine is a sensory and haptic exploration of our relationship to water, the sea and the ocean. Filmed on four continents, Dan Popa is a spectral observer of the lives of sea workers, modern fishermen, but also everyday people rubbing shoulders at the beaches, or scanning the horizon. Symphony in Aquamarine is a tribute to life and the indomitable desire to belong to the world, a poem in 4 acts with a maritime backdrop and traditional music that invites the viewer to travel along, not as an observer, but as a witness to the camaraderie, or the solitude that binds people together. The film sculpts time and maps the space to evoke a tactile and cataclysmic experience reminiscent of the films of Chris Marker, Johan van der Keuken or Raymond Depardon.

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Direction

Dan Popa

Dan Popa is a Montreal based filmmaker, of Romanian origin, who directs and photographs his own work. He studied filmmaking at Concordia University and has worked as a freelancer in both film and design. In 2006, he started NATALI film, his own film production company. His main interest is opposing artificial environments to social interactions. His research focuses on the exploration of contradictions, both aesthetically and formally, through new cinematic approaches. He is currently working on a poetic feature film, filmed on four continents, about the rise and fall of a republic that never existed.

Camera

Dan Popa

Music

Les sœurs Osianiu

Editing

Dan Popa

Sound designer

Benoît Dame

Original Title

Symphonie en Aquamarine

English Title

Symphony in Aquamarine

Official website

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