Debris

Synopsis

This short film is a portrait of Tofino, BC intertidal artist Pete Clarkson as he crafts his most ambitious and personal project to date: a memorial to the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. He, like so many of us around the world, was deeply affected by the disaster. Years later, as splintered and mangled timber and other objects started to wash ashore, the disaster hit home again for Clarkson, and the inspiration for his memorial was born. In Clarkson’s caring hands, the remnants from the Tohoku region take on a life of their own as he shapes them into a unique public sculpture. The result is an evocative memorial that is a site of remembrance and contemplation, and an emotional bridge connecting an artist, his community and a people an ocean away.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	John Bolton
Writing	Writer	John Bolton
Production	Producer	Shirley Vercruysse
	Associate Producer	Teri Snelgrove
	Production Coordinator	Kathleen S. Jayme
	Production Supervisor	Kathryn Lynch
	Administration	Jennifer Roworth
	Executive Producer	Shirley Vercruysse
Editing	Editor	Jenn Strom
	Colorist	Gary Shaw
Camera	Director of Photography	Andrew Coppin
	Assistant Camera	Laird Pierce
Sound	Original Music Composer	Scott Morgan
	Sound Designer	Chris McLaren
	Sound Recordist	Jeff Henschel Roderick Matte
	Sound Mix Technician	Chris McLaren
Crew	Transcriptions	Tracy Sitter
	Technical Supervisor	Wes Machnikowski
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