Plateformes
Directed by Karl Lemieux
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Plot
Some 12,000 oil and gas platforms remain at sea. What happens when one reaches the end of its life? In an experimental audiovisual journey to the shores of Scotland, acclaimed filmmaker Karl Lemieux (Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Quiet Zone) documents the painstaking process of dismantling these industrial behemoths. Metal creaks, excavators crunch and workers weld against desolate landscapes, captured on 16-mm film manipulated with photochemical processes, and amplified by Swedish artist BJ Nilsen’s haunting sonic landscape. The result is a ritual that seems both alien and undeniably Earthbound.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Plateformes |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Post Production |
| Production companies | ONF | NFB |
| Production | Nathalie Cloutier, Mélanie Brière, Mélanie Lasnier |
| Editing | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo, Emma Bertin |
| Cinematography | Mathieu Laverdière |
| Assistant directors | Karl Lemieux |
| Camera operators | Mathieu Laverdière |
| Additional photography | Mathieu Laverdière |
| Music | BJ Nilsen |
| Sound | BJ Nilsen |
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