1606758
1606758

Plateformes

fr
Documentary
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.

Director

Karl Lemieux

Producer

Nathalie Cloutier

Producer

Mélanie Brière

Director of Photography

Mathieu Laverdière

Editor

Mathieu Bouchard-Malo

Editor

Emma Bertin

Status

Post Production

Countries

  • Canada

Companies

  • ONF | NFB