“Faded, Not Yet Gone” by Lucas Dabrowski
Beyond the Short Official Premiere
A young man contemplates if the simple life and family tradition of farming is way of life for him or not.
As Cole and his father, Joseph, push through the trying and monotonous life as farmers, they both battle with their own internal struggles. Cole questions whether this simple way of life is truly for him or not. Joseph picks up on his son’s complacency and worries he may lose his lead hand, leaving him alone to bare the workload of the farm.
This meditative film explores the idea of finding our true purpose in life and if that’s something worth fighting for. All while touching on the relationship between us humans and mother nature as well as father and son. The film comes to a head when a family relic is revealed to Cole that vocalizes his internal struggles.
From The Director
“Growing up in the countryside, I have always been enamoured by the land - spending endless days getting lost in nature. The allure of a simple and honest life as a farmer working the land has never faded on me, albeit the idea is probably a bit romanticized in my head. In Faded, Not Yet Gone I wanted to explore the idea of someone who has fallen into the family tradition of farming but has had uncertainty creep in.
I think this is a realization many people face: do I uphold my family’s heritage or do I have another calling out there? The film is intentionally simple at times allowing for the viewer to experience the beauty of nature and appreciate the world around us. And in other times, I emphasize the grueling, strenuous and tumultuous life that farming can be.
Overall I wanted to create a cinematic slice of that life that plays on the age-old idea of finding one’s true purpose in life.”
— Lucas Dabrowski
CREDITS
Starring
Cole: Jacob Klick
Joseph: Michael Barstow
Poem Writer: Tatyana Decker
Voice Over: Grey Storm
Writer and Director: Lucas Dabrowski @thedabrowski
Executive Producer: Marni Luftspring
Executive Producer: Estelle Weir
Producer: Roman Hul
Production Manager: Roman Hul
Director of Photography: Kristofer Bonnell @kristoferbonnell
1st AC: Alex Dametto
2nd AC: Kwaku Kufor
BTS Photographer: Andrew Gook
Sound Mixer: Reid Goobie
Gaffer: Stefan Kuchar
Key Grip: John Oliver
Swing: Adrian Harasowsky
Production Assistant: Kevin Rodriguez, Callum Sheedy, Dillan Grant
Casting by: Jigsaw Casting
Casting Director: Shasta Lutz
Casting Coordinator: Katie Giglio
Editorial: Nimiopere
Editor: Steve Puhach @stevepuhach
Assistant Editor: Griffin Stobbs
Colour and Online: Alter Ego
Colourist: Wade Odlum @wadeodlum
Colour Assistant: Daniel Saavedra
Colour Producer: Genna Mcauliffe
VFX Artist: David Whiteson
Audio Post Production: Eggplant Music & Sound
Composer: Walker Grimshaw @walkergrimshaw
Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer: Dan Horton
Audio Post Supervisor: Adam Damelin
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