Dust Away
After working on major cleaning projects in New York, immigrants share their experiences. Their voices traverse dreamscapes, reflecting on the American dream, the reality of being undocumented individuals, the dangers of this labor, and the dust that still lingers in their lungs decades later.
| Directors | Tanita Rahmani, Dea Gjinovci |
| Actor | L'équipe de Tënk |
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Dust Away features several members of the Nuestros Heroes Project, a support group for Latin Americans who participated in the cleanup of Ground Zero and later developed illnesses, including those related to asbestos exposure in the debris. Their personal testimonies come together as a collective voice, expressing their experiences of work, medical conditions, uprooting, and disillusions" The filmmakers illustrate their words with a captivating blend of stop-motion animation and 16mm film. Revealing these overlooked repercussions of the September 11 attacks in 2001, this inspired short film highlights essential work that is often undervalued or rendered invisible.
Hubert Sabino-Brunette
Programming Manager
Cinéma sous les étoiles
Presented in collaboration with
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Français
11 mn
Language: Français
Subtitles: Français -
English
11 mn
Language: English
Subtitles: English
- Année 2022
- Pays Indonesia, Switzerland, United-States
- Durée 11
- Producteur Tanita Rahmani
- Langue Spanish
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court American immigrants who have lived through life-altering jobs share their stories and reflect on their perception of the American dream.
- Mention festival Meilleur court métrage international · Cinéma sous les étoiles 2023
- Ordre 4
Dust Away features several members of the Nuestros Heroes Project, a support group for Latin Americans who participated in the cleanup of Ground Zero and later developed illnesses, including those related to asbestos exposure in the debris. Their personal testimonies come together as a collective voice, expressing their experiences of work, medical conditions, uprooting, and disillusions" The filmmakers illustrate their words with a captivating blend of stop-motion animation and 16mm film. Revealing these overlooked repercussions of the September 11 attacks in 2001, this inspired short film highlights essential work that is often undervalued or rendered invisible.
Hubert Sabino-Brunette
Programming Manager
Cinéma sous les étoiles
Presented in collaboration with
-
Français
Duration: 11 minutesLanguage: Français
Subtitles: Français11 mn -
English
Duration: 11 minutesLanguage: English
Subtitles: English11 mn
- Année 2022
- Pays Indonesia, Switzerland, United-States
- Durée 11
- Producteur Tanita Rahmani
- Langue Spanish
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court American immigrants who have lived through life-altering jobs share their stories and reflect on their perception of the American dream.
- Mention festival Meilleur court métrage international · Cinéma sous les étoiles 2023
- Ordre 4
