Private Project

Retrocity

A city lost in the past has to overcome its nostalgia to meet the needs of a modern community.

Retrocity takes you on a journey through the past 80 years of capitalism, consumerism, and individualism, exploring how they have all combined in time to transform our communities from collective, social, human environments, into individualistic, antisocial, car-centric environments.

Centred around Chatham, Ontario, Canada, and the annual retro festival it holds, the documentary takes you into the event to explore the city through the eyes and ears of its residents, showcasing the ironic tragedy of a community so enveloped in nostalgia for its past it has become lost in time.

  • Jude Dauphin
    Director
  • Jude Dauphin
    Writer
  • Andrew Arthurs
    Producer
  • Tyler Eliott
    Director of Photography
  • Samantha Gray
    Music Composer
  • Matthew Mirowski
    Transmedia Producer
  • Matthew Geist
    Post-Production Sound Editor
  • Matthew Geist
    Sound Recordist
  • Jude Dauphin
    Picture Editor
  • Cameron Jaigobin
    Assistant Editor
  • Tyler Eliott
    First Unit Camera Operator
  • Mitchell Hook
    First Unit Camera Operator
  • Penn Chen
    First Assistant Camera
  • Mitchell Hook
    Second Assistant Camera
  • Penn Chen
    Second Unit Camera Operator
  • Jude Dauphin
    Second Unit Camera Operator
  • Matthew Geist
    Second Unit Camera Operator
  • Penn Chen
    VFX
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Rétrocité
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 11, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,400 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Hi8
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada
    N/A
    Nominated Best Documentary Canada (5:01-20:00 Minutes Category) Spring 2024
  • Couch Film Festival
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada
    N/A
    Nominated Best Documentary Canada (Short Category) Spring 2024
  • Oakville Film Festival 11 Edition
    Oakville
    Canada
    June 22, 2024
    World Premiere
    Short Film (up to and including 22 minutes) 2024
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    N/A
    Honourable Mention (Short Film) May 2024
  • Lonely Wolf International Film Festival
    N/A
    N/A
    Documentary Short Film (Semi-Finalist) December 2024
  • South FIlm and Arts Academy Festival
    Rancagua
    Chile
    N/A
    Official Selection July 2024
Director Biography - Jude Dauphin

Jude Dauphin is a student filmmaker studying at Sheridan College
Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

Born and raised in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.

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Director Statement

"I wrote, directed, and edited my first short documentary, which I am eager to screen at film festivals as to garner a larger audience and bring attention to the themes of the film."