2021 / United States / Documentaire hybride / 60′
Directed by Kersti Jan Werdal
French premiere
Synopsis
Filmed on location in Northwest Washington, Lake Forest Park is a coming-of-age tale that (un)winds a group of friends dealing with the secret of a classmate’s death. The film explores collective and individual grief tinged with existential confusions. Caught are sweet subtleties of youth, while the unsayable calls out to the sounds that are raining.
Biography
Kersti Jan Werdal is a filmmaker and photographer based in California. Her film work centers around collective memory, hidden truths within cultures that experience(d) erasure, and above all – place. Her films focus on off-screen sound and framing of the subject to tell a story, while often working within a structuralist form. She frequently works in Washington State where she was born and raised, incorporating landscapes and histories of the region.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Writer Kersti Jan Werdal
Cinematographer Gillian Garcia
Sound Kevin T. Allen
Editing Kersti Jan Werdal
Mix Adrian Reynolds
Cast Alex Hofstrand, Weihong Zheng, Lily Rand, Jack Paradise, Dylan Lehmann, Luka Huffines, Tres Huffines, Kesiah Manival, Clara McHale-Ribot
Original music Marisa Anderson
Special effects Kesiah Manival
More information
Casting Director Kersti Jan Werda
Locations Kersti Jan Werdal
Title Design Scott PonikAssociate
Editor Andrea Franco
Assistant Camera Jack Paradise
Executive Producer Hannah Peterson
Producer : Jackii Chun, Robin Pecknold, Ecstatic Static
Production Kersti Jan Werdal – kerstijanwerdal@gmail.com