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Tidal

Examining the cyclical nature of workplace trauma and the relentlessness of health care work, the daily grind of a bedside nurse is embodied through movement, rhythm, and dance.

 

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Directors
Cast

Chloe Van Landschoot, Avery Konrad

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

English

Film Contact
G
10 min

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Credits

Producer

Chloe Van Landschoot, Nicholas Nyhof

Screenwriter

Chloe Van Landschoot

Cinematography

Charlie Benoit

Editor

Mike Reisacher

Original Music

Charles Spearin

Directors

Chloe Van Landschoot headshot, Tidal co-director

Chloe Van Landschoot

Chloe Van Landschoot is a registered nurse, actor, dancer, and filmmaker. She finds that the nursing profession has been the greatest storytelling education she has come upon. It is these lived experiences as a healthcare worker that inspire many of her impulses as an artist. She is the writer, co-director, and co-producer of her debut short Tidal, and is currently a series regular on Epix’s From. She is also the co-founder of Collective H’arts, an initiative that unites healthcare workers and creative expression.

Niamh Wilson headshot, Tidal co-director

Niamh Wilson

Niamh Wilson is a Canadian actor, dancer, and filmmaker born and raised in the suburbs of Toronto. They began their career as an actor at only four years old and have been privileged to make filmmaking their lifelong passion over the past 20 years. Their desire to direct came after taking an elective cinema course during their anthropology degree at the University of Toronto. Tidal is their directorial debut.