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Tundra

Tundra follows Sarah, a young woman surviving alone after the recent loss of her mother, in Earth's frozen post-apocalyptic future. Sarah must withstand the elements, a scarce food supply, and her own sense of despair and loneliness if she is to keep living.

  • Alex Vietinghoff
    Director
    Beerocracy (2017)
  • Alex Vietinghoff
    Writer
  • Alex Vietinghoff
    Producer
  • Annick Blizzard
    Key Cast
    "Sarah"
  • John Ball
    Key Cast
    "Michael"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Post-apocalyptic, thriller, drama
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 4, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Silver Wave Film Festival
    Fredericton, New Brunswick
    Canada
    November 4, 2023
    World premiere
    Excellence in Cinematography, Excellence in Sound Design, Nominated for: Excellence in Music Composition, Excellence in Art Direction, Outstanding Lead Performance, Best Genre Short, Best NB Short
  • Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival
    Tampa, Florida
    United States
    December 7, 2023
    American premiere
    Official Selection
  • Mosaic International Film Festival of Arts and Culture
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Canada
    April 20, 2024
    Best Short Film
  • Green Mountain International Film Festival
    Burlington, Vermont
    United States
    June 15, 2024
    Nominee: Best International Short
Director Biography - Alex Vietinghoff

Alex Vietinghoff is a director and cinematographer based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Alex’s passion for filmmaking began at a young age when he used his parents’ DV camcorder to make shorts with his friends. (Luckily, before YouTube.)

Since then, Alex earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at St. Thomas University, and he joined the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-Op where he has taught workshops on editing, lighting, and 4K cinema camera operation.

Alex freelances for various film production companies.

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Director Statement

The idea for Tundra came to me while visiting my Grandparents who live on Youghall Beach in Bathurst, New Brunswick. In the winter, the Baie de Chaleur is completely covered in snow, and looks like a desert of ice stretching as far as the eye can see with no buildings or trees. While looking out, I dreamed of a person trying to survive alone in a world that is nothing but a wall of white. I’ve always loved the winter and find that not enough NB films embrace that season that is very present for months of the year.

As someone who cares a lot about climate change and is frustrated at the lack of action from those in power to prevent it, I’ve always wanted to make a film that shows a world suffering the consequences of humanity’s apathy towards the environment, without being too in-your-face about it. The winter is an unnamed character of Tundra, as it is ever present and is the driving adversity all people must face, which leads to their actions in the film.