Earthbound
Synopsis
April 23: seen from a forestry road, a raven takes flight from a stand of pines. Behind it, in the middle of the woods, lies the carcass of a freshly killed deer. Obviously the work of coyotes whose songs can be heard at night. Surveillance cameras are set up awaiting their return. In the meantime, the regular visitors of these scenes come and go: ravens, vultures and other animals passing through. The months go by; the seasons transform the forest. The infrared cameras mechanically record the long parade of fauna that populate the area. By the end of the year, the accumulated images have given shape to a story. In parallel to our world, a deer has disappeared. We remain on the edge, distant witnesses to a continuing cycle. Left on the ground are but few traces, the last clues to an animal rite. Slowly, they are covered over by pine needles.
Festivals
AWARDS
Special mention
Dawson City International Film Festival, Canada, 2021.
SELECTIONS
Corsica.doc, Corsica, 2020.
BIDEODROMO International Experimental Film and Video Festival, Spain, 2020.
Imagine Science, USA, 2020.
FNC - Montreal Nouveau Cinema Festival, Canada, 2020.
Aricadoc International Documentary Film Festival, Chile, 2021.
Dawson City International Film Festival, Canada, 2021.
Reel to Real, Canada, 2021.
Tenk, France, 2021.
RVQC - Rendez-Vous Quebec Cinema, Canada, 2021.
Antimatter, Canada, 2021.
Director: Normand Rajotte
Camera: Normand Rajotte
Editing: Vincent Lafrance
Sound: Mathieu Charbonneau
Music: Mathieu Charbonneau
Production: Normand Rajotte
Version
No dialogue
Format
16:9/Stereo
DCP, Pro Res, H264
Born in 1952, Normand Rajotte lives and works in Montreal and the Estrie region (Quebec, Canada) A self-taught photographer, from the very beginning he opted for documentary films. This direct approach will have a lasting impact on his practice in the future. In the mid-1980s, through landscape, he adopted a more introspective approach based on self-awareness and a renewed relationship with nature.
