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The Passing

World Premiere

A dairy farmer searches for one of his cows that has wandered off in a blizzard.

 

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Director
Cast

Daniel Mandron, Noa Blanche

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

No Dialogue

Film Contact
G
6 min

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Credits

Producer

Jackson Harvey

Screenwriter

Jackson Harvey

Editor

Jackson Harvey

Director

Jackson Harvey headshot, The Passing director

Jackson Harvey

Jackson Harvey is a Montreal-based filmmaker. He is currently enrolled in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and is working on a BFA in Film Production. Harvey is interested in experimenting with analog formats, such as 16mm and Super 8. His films follow a distinct black-and-white cinematographic style with rarely any camera movement or dialogue.