Spectres of Shortwave

A film about radio waves, relationships, landscape, and loss.

113 mins
A mysterious web of international shortwave radio towers once dominated the Tantramar marshlands near Sackville, New Brunswick. For almost 70 years the RCI shortwave towers broadcast around the world. Due to budget cuts, the site was decommissioned in 2012 and dismantled in 2014. Examining themes of identity and memory, the film captures images of the towers over four seasons in various weather conditions, accompanied by the voices of residents and technicians narrating accounts of hearing radio broadcasts emanate from their household appliances.

Amanda Dawn Christie

Cinematography

Nathan Jones

Sound Recordist

Amanda Dawn Christie

Camera Operator

Amanda Dawn Christie

Sound Recordist

Rob Tough

Sound Recordist

Ryan Hillier

Sound Recordist

Amanda Dawn Christie

Sound Designer

Dan Grady

Key Grip

Sylvain Cossette

Color Timer

Bruno Bélanger

Sound Designer

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