
Casserole - Best Portland Short: PDXFF 2020
Kelly liked to say that living with bipolar affective disorder is baaaaad, like a mountain goat.
And it’s isolating. And scary. And no one talks about it.
But Kelly Asselin was brave. A loving mother and a compassionate nurse, she wanted to break the silence, so that others might better understand the bipolar experience.
I Am Dust is her story, told in her own words, through the journals she left behind.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- RatingPG-13
- NoteKelly’s struggle to find balance in the face of bipolar disorder is both breathtaking and heart wrenching. But more than that, this story is personal. Directed and produced by her children, I Am Dust is a film created to help the world understand the bipolar experience, to break the silence, and to honor a mother’s wishes.
- DirectorPatrick Moreau
- ScreenwriterKelly Asselin, Patrick Moreau
- ProducerCaitlin Miranda
- Executive ProducerNygel Asselin
- Co-ProducerRiley Moreau
- FilmmakerPatrick Moreau
- CastApril Billingsley - Kelly Asselin, Sonya Davis - Riley Moreau
- CinematographerFernando Vilanova Miranda
- EditorMichael Stringfield, Patrick Moreau
- Production DesignBeverly James Neel
- Sound DesignJustin Aucoin, Nick Kallman, Jason Wells
Casserole - Best Portland Short: PDXFF 2020
Kelly liked to say that living with bipolar affective disorder is baaaaad, like a mountain goat.
And it’s isolating. And scary. And no one talks about it.
But Kelly Asselin was brave. A loving mother and a compassionate nurse, she wanted to break the silence, so that others might better understand the bipolar experience.
I Am Dust is her story, told in her own words, through the journals she left behind.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- RatingPG-13
- NoteKelly’s struggle to find balance in the face of bipolar disorder is both breathtaking and heart wrenching. But more than that, this story is personal. Directed and produced by her children, I Am Dust is a film created to help the world understand the bipolar experience, to break the silence, and to honor a mother’s wishes.
- DirectorPatrick Moreau
- ScreenwriterKelly Asselin, Patrick Moreau
- ProducerCaitlin Miranda
- Executive ProducerNygel Asselin
- Co-ProducerRiley Moreau
- FilmmakerPatrick Moreau
- CastApril Billingsley - Kelly Asselin, Sonya Davis - Riley Moreau
- CinematographerFernando Vilanova Miranda
- EditorMichael Stringfield, Patrick Moreau
- Production DesignBeverly James Neel
- Sound DesignJustin Aucoin, Nick Kallman, Jason Wells