Private Project

Of Tides / To Distill

An experimental film in five parts that challenges expectation in form, utilizing visual economy to interact with critical concepts.

To exploit beauty and grimness.
To mend conflicts in growth and decay.
To objectify pathos, laugh with it, and love it dearly.

  • Courtney Verwold
    Director
  • Courtney Verwold
    Writer
  • Courtney Verwold
    Producer
  • Kyle Vollstaedt
    Producer
  • Lee Booker
    Key Cast
  • Joyce Robbins
    Key Cast
  • Jacqueline Robbins
    Key Cast
  • Shaelyn Anthony
    Key Cast
  • Linnea Ritland
    Key Cast
  • Melanie Thomson
    Key Cast
  • Emily Le
    Key Cast
  • Gabriella Totino
    Key Cast
  • Parmida Asadi
    Key Cast
  • Olivia Sorley
    Key Cast
  • Tess Paul
    Key Cast
  • Sarah Thomson
    Key Cast
  • Kate Boutilier
    Key Cast
  • Jennifer Tong
    Key Cast
  • Kevin Saxby
    Key Cast
  • Al-Hasan Mohamad
    Key Cast
  • Jake Pascoe
    Key Cast
  • Liam Simmons
    Key Cast
  • Leo Harim
    Key Cast
  • Taylor Nash
    Key Cast
  • Sam Barringer
    Key Cast
  • Zachary Richardson
    Key Cast
  • Kyle Vollstaedt
    Director of Photography
  • Kyle Vollstaedt
    Original Music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    experimental, art, silent
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 19, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.4/1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Courtney Verwold

Courtney Verwold is a Vancouver-based filmmaker and BFA graduate. With a background in production and costume design, visual arts and film studies, she takes keen interest in loaded visual impact. Her big plans include saving the bees whilst maintaining her ocean-side English garden/ animal sanctuary/ bitters and ice cream shop.

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Director Statement

Of Tides / To Distill is a debut film for me. The film's content was influenced by personal and societal frustrations, and intends to address these issues by focusing on visual economy and interaction with the spectator. Historical homages are attributed to symbolic visual metaphors throughout. By choosing to make a non-narrative, silent film in five isolated acts, we hope the audience feels free to make their own associations with what they see and hear!