The Radicals is an environmental, snow and surf documentary that follows four professional snowboarders and surfers connecting with four First Nations communities who are fighting to protect the land they live on across BC, Canada,
The ocean, rivers, stream and salmon are at the heart of the four communities and entire ecosystem. We used sand footage filmed by Alex Wilson to represent the water with the salmon swimming against the current like the activists fighting for their land. I directed the piece, compositing the sand footage to make each shot feel like the landscapes.
To find out more about the film visit theradicalsfilm.com/
Full case study at conlannormington.com/#/the-radicals-title-sequence/
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Sand footage filmed by Alex Wilson was used to represent the rivers, streams and ocean in the film with the salmon swimming against the current like the activists fighting for their land. The film has gone on to screen at Banff Mountain Film festival, VIMFF and Whistler Film Festival
More information on the film can be found at https://www.theradicalsfilm.com/
Communities: Xwisten Nation, The Tahltan, Musgamagw & Namgis and Haida
Film directed by Tamo Campus and Brian Hockenstein
Title Sequence Credits
Music: Hanging Valleys – The Weight
Directors: Conlan Normington & Brian Hockenstein
Sand footage: Alex Wilson
Edit: Conlan Normington and Alex Wilson
Composting and animation: Conlan Normington
Footage: Brian Hockenstein
