Somber Tides

Art Film

Somber Tides

  • Prix Philippe Belley – Regard Festival
  • Official Selection – FIFA 42
  • Official Selection – Regard Festival

At the heart of drifting ice

Somber Tides is a cry from the species, startled into survival against the elements. One last breath before being trampled by the Earth or maybe conversely a battle to wage against winds and tides clutching on before extinction.

Vignette vidéo

Honours

Awards

2025 - Experimental Award - Women Over 50 Film Festival,Lewes, Royaume-Uni
2025 - Meilleure vidéodanse - Encuentro para Cinégafos, Frotera, Venezuela
2025 - Best Directing - Nickel Independant film Festival, Saint-John's, Canada
2025 - Best choreography Mexico city Videodance Festival, Mexico, Mexique
2025 - Best « Sustainability, opportunity, possibility » competition - Beirut International Women Film Festival, Liban
2025 - Best Dance Film - Beirut International Women Film Festival, Liban
2025 - Mention Spéciale du jury - Bodyscope Film Festival, Moscou, Russie
2025 - Best Experimental - Made Hùre Film Festival, Burlington, États-Unis
2025 - Prix Caribou - Festival Vues sur mer de Gaspé, Canada
2025 - Best Screendance Short - Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles, États-Unis

Official selections

2025 - Fresh Coast Film Festival - Marquette, Michigan, États-Unis
2025 - CineEco International Environmental Film Festival - Seia, Portugal
2025 - Festival of Nations - Lenzing, Autriche
2025 - Lunenburg Doc Fest - Lunenburg, Canada
2025 - Portland Dance Film Fest - Portland, États-Unis
2025 - The Wild Fest - San Miguel de Oia, Espagne
2025 - Mill of Performing Arts Larissa, GrĂšce
2025 - Lunenburg Doc Fest - Lunenburg, Nouvelle-Écosse, Canada
2025 - Dance : made in Canada/fait au Canada - Toronto, Canada
2025 - Festival Autogéré du Film Engagé - Québec, Canada
2025 - Mirror Mountain Film Festival - Ottawa, Canada
2025 - Nickel Independent Film Festival - Saint John's, Terre-Neuve, Canada

“More than a simple audiovisual work, an experience that moves and fascinates those that see it. Somber Tides is a sheer beauty.”

– QuebecuĂ , Quebec cinema festival in La Rioja (Spain)

DĂ©tails

  • Duration 12 minutes
  • Location / format Projection

A film by:
Chantal Caron

Choreography:
Chantal Caron in collaboration with the performers

Performers:
Genevieve Robitaille, Lea Lavoie-Gauthier, and Marie-Maude Michaud

Editor:
Mirenda Ouellet

Original music:
Arnaud Hug

Violonist:
Stefan Krznaric

Director of photography:
Richard Saint-Pierre

Cameramen and drone pilots:
Jean-Philippe Cloutier and Jonathan Champagne

Camera assistants:
Alexandre Bellemare and CĂ©zar Valois

Technical director:
Jean St-Pierre

Press kit

In relation to this creation

Past shows

  • 2025
  • Quartier des spectacles - MontrĂ©al
  • Galerie Nationale de Singapour - Singapour
  • Quand l'art danse avec l'ocĂ©an, Ocean Week Canada - Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada
  • The Pool - short film night event - Berlin, Allemagne
  • 2024
  • AGU24 Annual Meeting « MarĂ©e Noire - Uniting science and art to illuminate ocĂ©an conservation » par Lyne Morrissette- Washington, États-Unis
  • SoirĂ©e retrospective, Cinema Paraloeil - Rimouski, Canada

See also