When the Storm Fades

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Film Info
Rating:PG
Genre:Comedy, Drama
Original Langauge:English, Filipino
Subtitles:English
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCgSLcDEk2E
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Sean Devlin
Social Media
Website:https://youtu.be/mivZUII8eZ8

Description

A genre defying docudramedy starring a real Filipino family of typhoon survivors re-enacting their daily struggle to recover from the strongest storm in recorded history - 2013's Super Typhoon Haiyan. Three years after the storm, the Pablos have rebuilt their seaside home in Tacloban, one of the Philippines' poorest neighbourhoods. Their slow recovery is shaken up by two awkward Canadian volunteers planting trees in the community, played by Canadian Comedy Award Winners Kayla Lorette and Aaron Read. This foreign couple is learning the difference between helping and actually being helpful. Part comedic fiction, part dramatic re-enactment - the result is a satirical examination of the white saviour complex and a quiet meditation on grief in the era of climate change. When The Storm Fades was a prefigurative production that has improved the economic quality of life for the storm survivors that star in the film.

QUOTES:

“UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNFORGETTABLE”
- The Globe and Mail

“BEAUTIFUL, BREATHTAKING, HILARIOUS”
- Vice

“AUDACIOUS AUTHENTICITY”
- The Vancouver Courier

AWARDS:

  • Vancouver Film Critics Circle (2018) – Winner
    • Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
  • Vancouver Film Critics Circle (2018) – Nominee
    • Best British Columbia Film
  • Liverpool International Film Festival (2018) – Winner
    • Best Director