Black Salt Water Elegy (2010)
A short film that weaves together original and archival material to create an ethereal narrative texture, Black Saltwater Elegy intimately links the discordant threads of a popular history of dispossession (Africville) with the solitude of its protagonist's graveyard-shift fantasies. After opening with disquieting archival footage of the demolition of Africville, the film shifts to an austere observational portrait. A palatable sense of the duration of midnight work slowly shifts into subtle gestures that hint towards choreographed events. Eventually, a breech occurs as the protagonist fuses with an emergent dreamscape, where ruined landscapes and a resurrection of an extinct community intertwine. Using the protagonist's disembodied point-of-view, the audience floats above a reconstructed Africville, one forever present, nesting in a bed of saltwater fog.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Black Salt Water Elegy about?
- A short film that weaves together original and archival material to create an ethereal narrative texture, Black Saltwater Elegy intimately links the discordant threads of a popular history of dispossession (Africville) with the solitude of its protagonist's graveyard-shift fantasies. After opening with disquieting archival footage of the demolition of Africville, the film shifts to an austere observational portrait. A palatable sense of the duration of midnight work slowly shifts into subtle gestures that hint towards choreographed events. Eventually, a breech occurs as the protagonist fuses with an emergent dreamscape, where ruined landscapes and a resurrection of an extinct community intertwine. Using the protagonist's disembodied point-of-view, the audience floats above a reconstructed Africville, one forever present, nesting in a bed of saltwater fog.
- Who directed Black Salt Water Elegy?
- Black Salt Water Elegy was directed by Solomon Nagler.
- Who stars in Black Salt Water Elegy?
- Black Salt Water Elegy stars Jacinte Armstrong, Cory Bowles.
- How long is Black Salt Water Elegy?
- Black Salt Water Elegy has a runtime of 16m (16 minutes).
- What genre is Black Salt Water Elegy?
- Black Salt Water Elegy is a Drama film.
- Where was Black Salt Water Elegy produced?
- Black Salt Water Elegy was produced in Canada.