DAWN
One woman faces her final obligation in her isolated, waning days among a post-apocalyptic world.
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Nona CatusanuDirectorShrines
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Katherine CastroDirector
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Liza GipsovaDirector
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Red Dawn TrioDirector
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Nona CatusanuWriterShrines
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Tim WuProducerImitation Girl, Lucky, Expatriates
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Nicolle MárquezKey Cast"Dawn"Sonia, Ledia
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Nona CatusanuDirectors of PhotographySpare Parts, Ovum, Scenes from the Underground, The Land of Owls
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Katherine CastroDirectors of PhotographyWhen We Grow Up, 3 Days, Sideways Smile, Christmas Eve Eve, Millie, Prick'd
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Liza GipsovaDirectors of PhotographyWoodford County, Girlfriend Material, In the Land of Moonstones, Tech Bettys, The Morning After
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Genres:Sci-fi, Suspense, Experimental, Silent
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Runtime:7 minutes 55 seconds
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Completion Date:September 30, 2020
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:35mm
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Aspect Ratio:1.85
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
DAWN is the inaugural project of RED DAWN TRIO, a collective of three cinematographers, Katherine Castro, Nona Catusanu, and Liza Gipsova, based in New York City. Initially we bonded over the commonalities in our individual working experiences as mid-career female cinematographers. We developed DAWN as a response to the lack of opportunities available to us to shoot on 35mm film, in a technical and aesthetic exercise, which ultimately became a radical collaboration exploring new ways of working with our peers in a way that department heads rarely have the opportunity to. The project and the finished film is a celebration of celluloid and collaboration.
An atmospheric exploration of the effects of total isolation, the film, shot on 35mm, is without dialogue and relies heavily on sound and imagery to take us through our character's deteriorating mental and physical state as she deals with loss, loneliness, and the fragility of the human experience.