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That Which Once Was

Name: That Which Once Was
Released: 2011-04-18T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 0.0

2011 • 20 min • ★ 0.0 (0) • Released

Drama Science Fiction

In 2032 an eight-year old boy, displaced by global warming, fends for himself as an environmental refugee in a hostile northern metropolis. Haunted by memories of flooding that left him homeless and orphaned, the boy forms an unexpected friendship with an Inuk ice carver who helps him confront his past.

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Original title: That Which Once Was
Language: EN
Country: US
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Keywords 28

adult child friendship aquaphobia caribbean carver climate change displaced persons environment environmental catastrophe environmental crisis environmental destruction environmental disaster environmental issues female filmmaker flooding global warming ice ice sculpture indigenous inuit inuk near future not too distant future orphan post-apocalyptic future refugee refugees short film woman director

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