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Quiet Zone

Combining elements of documentary, film essay and experimental film, filmmakers Karl Lemieux and David Bryant (Godspeed You Black Emperor!) take us deep into the world of those who suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Stubbornly defying traditional genres, Quiet Zone weaves together an unusual story in which sound and image distort reality to make the distress of these “wave refugees” palpable.
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Combining elements of documentary, film essay and experimental film, filmmakers Karl Lemieux and David Bryant (Godspeed You Black Emperor!) take us deep into the world of those who suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Stubbornly defying traditional genres, Quiet Zone weaves together an unusual story in which sound and image distort reality to make the distress of these “wave refugees” palpable.

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  • participation
    Nicols Fox
    Katherine Peacock
  • director
    David Bryant
    Karl Lemieux
  • producer
    Julie Roy
  • editing
    Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
  • sound design
    Olivier Calvert
    David Bryant
  • original music
    David Bryant
  • animation
    Karl Lemieux
  • hand-processing
    Karl Lemieux
  • laboratory
    Sebastjan Henrickson
  • colour correction
    Marc Boucrot
  • camera
    Mathieu Laverdière
    Karl Lemieux
    David Bryant
  • sound recordist
    David Bryant
  • researcher
    Stéphanie Leclerc
  • technical director
    Pierre Plouffe
  • mixing
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • online editing
    Denis Gathelier
  • telecine colorist
    Aldo La Ricca
    William "Bill" Holley
  • pre-editing images
    Charles-André Coderre
    Michaela Grill
  • titles
    Réjean Myette
  • translation
    Elaine Potvin
  • production coordinator
    Michèle Labelle
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
  • administrative team
    Diane Ayotte
    Karine Desmeules
  • marketing manager
    Christine Noël
  • technical coordinator
    Daniel Lord
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