Rusting World - NFB

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The scene is a desolate landscape that reveals no signs of life. Out of the stillness emerge two opposing factions, both wanting possession of a shiny object. This allegorical film suggests a decaying world created by greed, but the ultimate interpretation rests with the viewer.

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The scene is a desolate landscape that reveals no signs of life. Out of the stillness emerge two opposing factions, both wanting possession of a shiny object. This allegorical film suggests a decaying world created by greed, but the ultimate interpretation rests with the viewer.

director

Laurent Coderre
producer

Margaret Pettigrew
executive producer

Kathleen Shannon
sound

Donald Douglas

Diane Normandeau
music

Donald Douglas

Diane Normandeau
re-recording

Hans Peter Strobl

Adrian Croll

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