Sponsored Project
Flood Tide
Filmmaker: Todd Chandler (director), Ava Berkofsky (cinematographer)
Fiscal Sponsorship Year: 2010
Film Type: Experimental Narrative
Flood Tide is a road movie on a river. It tells the story of four musicians who create extraordinary boats out of ordinary junk and set out for open water, fueled by dreams, desperation and a sense of adventure. The film is a collaboration with the artist Swoon’s Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea project. In the summer of 2008 a crew of over 30 artists built and floated seven large, boat-sculptures down the Hudson River, putting on performances in towns along the way. While documenting the real-life journey, Flood Tide is a work of fiction that uses the voyage as its centerpiece. Main characters are played by non-actors from the bands Dark Dark Dark and Fall Harbor, who have also composed the film’s soundtrack.
http://floodtidefilm.com