Directed by Zachary Finkelstein

Logline: Port Lands presents Toronto's industrial waterfront as a complex landscape in which past, present, and future geographies transition and converge.

Synopsis: Port Lands presents Toronto's industrial waterfront as a complex landscape in which past, present, and future geographies transition and converge. Using archival aerial photographs, microscopic videography and Lidar data mapping, this work documents how aquatic life has persisted despite intense industrialization.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 12 Minutes
GENRE: Documentary, Experimental
PRODUCTION FORMAT: HD
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Ontario
TECHNIQUES: Live Action
KEYWORDS: Port Lands, Toronto, Lake Ontario, Environment, Video Art, Media Art, Lake, Water

Director's Statement: This work merges three non-human-centered perspectives of the Port Lands with an original sound design by Mitchell Akiyama that evokes both the ecological and industrial presences of the area. As a result, we are asked to consider the Port Lands as an enduring ecology on the brink of uncertain future development.