Choreography and performance: Anouk Froidevaux, Cinematography: Daniel Froidevaux, Editing: Milena Salazar
The film was made for the DanceLab residency hosted by The Dance Centre in Vancouver, Canada between February 3-14, 2020, and was filmed on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam Nations.
THE QUIET ZONE (Trailer, HD, 01:33) 2017
A community of electrically sensitive people is fleeing to a remote region of West Virginia called the National Radio Quiet Zone. Seeking refuge from the proliferation of wireless technology, this community lives in the shadow of one of the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescopes. Following four electro-sensitives, The Quiet Zone charts the tenuous connection between the telescope and the community it shelters-reflecting our own concerns and ambivalence about the ever-widening encroachment of communications technology.
WORLD PREMIERE at HOT DOCS 2017 (Toronto, ON) VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 (Victoria, BC) AVAILABLE LIGHT FILM FESTIVAL, 2018 (Whitehorse, YK) BIG SKY FILM FESTIVAL 2018 (Missoula, MT) SF DOCS 2018 (San Francisco, CA) TARTU WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2018 (Tartu, Estonia)
THE QUIET ZONE (HD, 45:00) 2017
LITTLE CASTLE (HD, 23:00) 2012
Nadine von Mauthner–born an heiress to the Rothschild dynasty in Frankfurt before WWII–managed to flee to Switzerland during the war, but her family split apart and she lost touch with her Jewish roots. Now in her 80’s, Nadine retraces her history in an attempt to uncover and come to terms with her past.