2021 | Canada | Experimental

Surface Rites

  • English 24 mins
  • Director | Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, Ryan Ferko
  • Writer | Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, Ryan Ferko
  • Producer | Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, Ryan Ferko

STATUS: Released

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A young Slovakian immigrant opens a uranium mine near Elliot Lake in northern Ontario, Canada, and later builds a massive replica of the modest church from his childhood village. Stranded amongst suburban streets named after prize-winning Holstein cows, now sits this monumental cathedral, unfinished and private. Teenage zombies emerge from lakes and rivers around Serpent River First Nation, once poisoned with uranium waste. There is talk of eugenics at a Holstein pageant, and a retired dairy farmer and his wife remember a recurring dream where their work is never done.

Memory Ritual Migration Landscape Radiation
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