Portland Film Festival 2020

Pit Stop: A Block of Portland Made Short Films

Expired November 21, 2020 7:45 AM
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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.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Premiere
    World Premiere
  • Rating
    PG-13
  • Note
    Kelly’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.
  • Director
    Patrick Moreau
  • Screenwriter
    Kelly Asselin, Patrick Moreau
  • Producer
    Caitlin Miranda
  • Executive Producer
    Nygel Asselin
  • Co-Producer
    Riley Moreau
  • Filmmaker
    Patrick Moreau
  • Cast
    April Billingsley - Kelly Asselin, Sonya Davis - Riley Moreau
  • Cinematographer
    Fernando Vilanova Miranda
  • Editor
    Michael Stringfield, Patrick Moreau
  • Production Design
    Beverly James Neel
  • Sound Design
    Justin Aucoin, Nick Kallman, Jason Wells
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