Private Project

The Wind Dies The Sun Sets

"The Wind Dies The Sun Sets" is a contemplative consideration of energy extraction and use in Pennsylvania. The film follows three characters that are embedded within the business of fossil fuel. The Pennsylvania region has a long history of energy production, first associated with the industrial revolution, and presently with fracking. The film's emotional cadence shares the difficult realities of the altered landscape and the people who are involved.

  • Joshua Reiman
    Director
  • Eric Weeks
    Director
  • Joshua Reiman
    Writer
  • Eric Weeks
    Writer
  • Joshua Reiman
    Producer
  • Eric Weeks
    Producer
  • Joshua Reiman
    Key Cast
  • Eric Weeks
    Key Cast
  • Rhonda Madden
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 5, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Blackmagic Super 16
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Susquehanna Art Museum
    Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania Premiere
  • Manifest Dismantling
    Boston
    United States
    Boston
    Official Selection
  • ALC International de VideoArte
    Allicante
    Spain
    Spain Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Head On Photo Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    Australia Premiere
  • Portland Museum of Art Biennial
    Portland, Maine
    United States
    Maine Premiere
  • G2 Green Earth Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    California Premiere
    Semi-Finalist
  • Black Maria Film Festival
    Jersey City, New Jersey
    United States
    United States Premiere
    Finalist
  • Cairo Video Festival
    Cairo
    Egypt
    Egypt Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Art Speaks Out / iKono TV
    Berlin
    Germany
    German Premiere
    Open Call Winner
  • Art COP22 Arkane Afrika
    Marrakesh
    Morocco
    Afrika Premiere
Distribution Information
  • Film-Makers Cooperative
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Joshua Reiman, Eric Weeks

Joshua Reiman is an artist working in sculpture, film, video and photography. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States, in Germany and in Estonia. He is currently an assistant professor of the MFA in studio art + sculpture at the Maine College of Art. Josh has an MFA in sculpture from Syracuse University and a BFA in sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute. Recent exhibitions include the Nassauischer Kunstverein in Wiesbaden Germany, NAPOLEON Philadelphia, and Martin Chen Gallery Pittsburgh. Upcoming exhibitions include: The ICA at MECA - Portland Maine, The Sarah Jewett Museum - South Berwick Maine, and Space Gallery – Portland Maine. Reiman is also a contributing writer for Sculpture magazine. Prior to teaching at the Maine College of Art, Joshua was a visiting professor of art at Carnegie Mellon University where he taught in the Sculpture, Installation, and Site-Work program. Joshua Reiman and his wife Addy currently live in an 1880’s stone row house in Portland, ME with their dog Otto R. Mutt.

For more information please visit www.joshuareiman.com

Eric Weeks is an artist using photography and video, a curator, and Chair of the Photography Department at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, PA. His photographs have been exhibited internationally, and are in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Maison Européene de la Photographie, the Bibliothèque Nationale, Yale University Art Gallery and the Sir Elton John Collection. His monograph "World Was in the Face of the Beloved" was published by Pablo's Birthday, and portfolios have been published in Zoom, Photo +, Fahrenheit, and Dear Dave, among others. He is represented by Galerie Catherine et André Hug in Paris. He is currently the Exhibition Director of the 2016 Jeonju International Photography Festival in Jeonju, South Korea. Weeks received a MFA from Yale University, and a BFA from the School of Visual Arts. Eric and his wife Stacy live in New York City and Lancaster, PA with their dog Henry James.

For more information please visit www.ericweeksphoto.com

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