The Curious Life of Bill Mont

Virtual Reality

Country: Canada, United States
Year: 2020
Language: English
Subtitles: No Subtitle
Runtime: 9 mins.

While preparing for a winter formal at Northwood, a senior living center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Bill Mont, an 89-year-old self-made entrepreneur, reminisces about his life, including his most recent venture – sending people’s ashes to the moon. As he ruminates on love and loss, as well as his entrepreneurial projects and acquisitions, in a 9 minute 360 virtual cinema film, we experience what it’s like to have fun while aging!

DIRECTOR
Andrea Patiño, Katrina Sorrentino

Katrina Lillian Sorrentino is a visual artist and documentary filmmaker. Crossing Over, her documentary that tells the story of three translatina, political asylum seekers, was picked up by Participant Media and Univision as part of their "Panoramica" series and won a GLAAD award for Outstanding Documentary in 2015. Andrea Patiño Contreras is an Emmy-nominated video journalist from Bogotá, Colombia. She is based in Boston where she produces, shoots and edits short documentaries. Her work has been recognized by the Hillman Foundation, the Webby Awards, the Gracie Awards and Picture of the Year International

Director: Andrea Patiño, Katrina Sorrentino
Cinematography: Clàudia Prat
Production: Amy Seidenwurm
Editing: Andrea Patiño Contreras
Music: Jonathan Seale
Sound: Jonathan Seale, Jacob Blumberg
contacto: patino.andrea@gmail.com



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