The Storm

Kidd, Monica, (film director.). Clarke, Annette, (film producer.). Clarke, Annette, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Global pandemics are like prairie thunderstorms. Full of terror and havoc, they eventually pass. Bringing a new baby into the world can also feel like a storm. Pairing sweeping narrative flair with recollections of childhood prairie skies and sparsely elegant imagery, physician/filmmaker Monica Kidd collaborates with animator Duncan Major to create The Storm, a story of disruption and rebirth. A spacious and meditative soundtrack, punctuated by the ebb-and-flow of ambulance sirens and the first cries of a newborn, is set to the rhythm of human breath. "This is a film about sitting with uncertainty," says Kidd, "about facing down terror, not turning away, and finding a place of hope.".

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (4 min., 08 sec.) : sound
remote
access
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2022.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency:.A National Film Board of Canada production.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Monica Kidd ; director, Monica Kidd ; animation, Duncan Major ; production design, Duncan Major ; producer, Annette Clarke ; sound design, Isabelle Riche ; original composition, Isabelle Riche ; editor, Duncan Major ; re-recording, Isabelle Lussier ; executive producer, Annette Clarke.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Monica Kidd.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2021.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).