An unfinished film is passed from one friend to another. The dialogue between them is a journey accompanied by drawings of a species of cicada called the Great Eastern Brood X, which only appears in the United States every 17 years. Eastern Anthems is an unusual road movie, a beautiful story about the connection between nature and the human world.

Camden International Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection

Jean-Jacques Martinod is an Ecuadorian filmmaker, media artist, researcher, and curator whose work operates between documentary, experimental cinema, and media art. His films examine human and non-human relationships, mythologies, memory, sensory cognition, and biogeographical landscapes. He often works with analog film techniques (Super-8, Super-16), found/in archival materials. His most important cinematic works include Sandoval’s Bullet (2019), Before the Deluge (2020), and Datura’s Aubade (2021).

Matthew Wolkow is a Canadian filmmaker and visual artist based in Quebec. He holds a master's degree in visual arts (film) from Concordia University and a bachelor's degree in film from UQAM. His work blurs the boundaries between essayistic film, sensual and experimental forms, and documentary. His major cinematic works include Dialogue du Tigre (2017), Peacock’s Monologues (2020), and Minutes (2023).

Jean-Jacques Martinod:
Sandoval’s Bullet (2019)
Before the Deluge (2020)
Datura’s Aubade (2021)

Matthew Wolkow:
Dialogue du Tigre (2017)
Peacock’s Monologues (2020)
Minutes (2023)

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Director: Jean-Jacques Martinod, Matthew Wolkow
Cast: -
Cinematography: Jean-Jacques Martinod
Screenwriter: -
Producer: Matthew Wolkow
Editor: Jean-Jacques Martinod, Matthew Wolkow
Music: -
Hungarian Distributor: -
Colour: colour
min: 78 mins

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