Symphony in Aquamarine
Synopsis
Symphony in Aquamarine is a sensory and haptic exploration of our relationship to water, the sea and the ocean. Filmed on four continents, Dan Popa is a spectral observer of the lives of sea workers, modern fishermen, but also everyday people rubbing shoulders at the beaches, or scanning the horizon. Symphony in Aquamarine is a tribute to life and the indomitable desire to belong to the world, a poem in 4 acts with a maritime backdrop and traditional music that invites the viewer to travel along, not as an observer, but as a witness to the camaraderie, or the solitude that binds people together. The film sculpts time and maps the space to evoke a tactile and cataclysmic experience reminiscent of the films of Chris Marker, Johan van der Keuken or Raymond Depardon.
Festivals
- RIDM - Rencontres internationales du documentaire à Montréal, Canada, 2018
- FCVQ - Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada, 2019
- VIFF - Vancouver international film festival, Canada, 2019
Director: Dan Popa
Script: Dan Popa
DOP: Dan Popa
Sound design: Benoit Dame
Editing: Dan Popa
Music: The Osianiu sisters
Production: Laurent Allaire (Hunters Movies)
Version
Original: French, English, Romanian
Subtitles: English, French
Format
HD, 2:35, 5.1
DCP, Blu Ray, Pro Res
A Montreal director of Romanian origin, Dan Popa graduated in film production at Concordia University and works in cinema and design. In 2006, with his colleague Robert Reis, he created the Natali Film collective. In his work, we find a new exploration, both in narrative form and in image processing. Always in search of creating contemporary cinema, he works in multiple new media languages. His most recent project Symphony in Aquamarine (2018), the first feature film, continues the poetic exploration of human nature in the face of its world in transition.
