Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)
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- 2h 0min
- Documentary, History
- 20 Mar 2017 (Italy)
- Movie
The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.
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- 5 wins & 17 nominations.
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Cast
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Michael Gates | ... |
Self
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Kathy Jones-Gates | ... |
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| Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Frank Barrett | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Alexander Berkman | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Self as The Lone Prospector (archiveFootage)
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Eddie Cicotte | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Pat Duncan | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Thomas A. Edison | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Chick Gandil | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Chief Isaac of the Tr'ondek Hwech'in Klondike Han | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Larry Kopf | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Sam Kula | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Kenesaw M. Landis | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as Kenesaw Mountain Landis)
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| Auguste Lumière | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Louis Lumière | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Mary Miles Minter | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Bill Morrison | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Bill O'Farrell | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as William O'Farrell)
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Jimmy Oglow | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Swede Risberg | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Dutch Ruether | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Sourdough Sue | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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James J. Walker | ... |
Self - Mayor of New York City (archiveFootage)
(as Jimmy Walker)
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| Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Bill Morrison | ||
Written by
| Bill Morrison | ... | () |
Produced by
| Paul Gordon | ... | associate producer |
| Madeleine Molyneaux | ... | producer |
| Bill Morrison | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alex Somers | ||
Editing by
| Bill Morrison | ||
Editorial Department
| Kyle Casey | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Keith Jenson | ... | colorist |
| Lorenna Ramirez | ... | post-production coordinator |
Sound Department
| Birgir Jón Birgisson | ... | sound engineer: strings |
| Samuli Kosminen | ... | sound engineer: gongs, piano and sampler |
| Ingvar Lundberg | ... | 5.1 mix |
| Gene Park | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Alex Somers | ... | music producer / re-recording mixer / sound engineer |
| John Somers | ... | sound designer |
| Andres Velasquez | ... | re-recording mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bob Curtis-Johnson | ... | additional videography: Sam Kula/Bill O'Farrell AMIPA footage |
Animation Department
| Galen Johnson | ... | title design |
Music Department
| HolmfriÐur BenedÍktsdottir | ... | choir vocalist |
| Solveig Maria Gunnarsdottir | ... | choir vocalist |
| Hildur Franziska HavarÐardottir | ... | choir vocalist |
| Samuli Kosminen | ... | musician: drums, percussion, kalimba, psaltery, andes, ukelele, tuned gongs, piano, sampler |
| Borgar Magnason | ... | musician: double bass |
| Olafur Bjorn Olafsson | ... | piano: bowed vibraphone |
| María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir | ... | musician: violin |
| Alex Somers | ... | musician: piano, mellotron, sampler, celeste, metallophone, bowed vibraphone, harp, guitar, sub bass, percussion, vocals |
| Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir | ... | musician: cello |
| Salka Porra SvanhvÍtardottir | ... | choir vocalist |
| Hihildur ÁrsÆlsdÓttir | ... | violin |
| Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir | ... | musician: viola |
Additional Crew
| Sally Berger | ... | film dept: Museum of Modern Art |
| Adam Davids | ... | legal services |
| Michael Gates | ... | researcher |
| Kathy Jones-Gates | ... | researcher |
| Anne-Lise Kontz | ... | press attachée: France |
| Anne Morra | ... | film dept: Museum of Modern Art |
| Fabrice Puchault | ... | society and culture dept: ARTE |
| Luciano Rigolini | ... | commissioning editor: ARTE |
| Rajendra Roy | ... | film dept: Museum of Modern Art |
| Alex Szalat | ... | society and culture dept: ARTE |
| Alberto Zambenedetti | ... | translation: italian |
Thanks
| Laurie Olinder | ... | very special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Kino Lorber (2016) (United States)
- Second Run (2019) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- ARTE (2017) (France) (tv)
- Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna (2017) (Italy)
- Eye Film Institute (2018) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Lobster Films (2019) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Rialto TV (2018) (New Zealand) (tv)
- Against Gravity (2017) (Poland)
- Lobster Films (2020) (France) (theatrical)
- Lobster Films (2020) (France) (Blu-ray)
- NPO 2 (2020) (Netherlands) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ARTE (funding)
- Technicolor Postworks New York (post-production facilities)
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (funding)
- Bíóhljóð ehf (sound post-production)
- Sundlaugin Studio (sound post-production)
- Susan Norget Film Promotion (publicity)
- Ulappa Studio Suomenlinna (post-production sound services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Dawson City: Frozen Time, pieces together the bizarre true history of a collection of some 500 films dating from 1910s - 1920s, which were lost for over 50 years until being discovered buried in a sub-arctic swimming pool deep in the Yukon Territory, in Dawson City, located about 350 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Using these permafrost protected, rare silent films and newsreels, archival footage, interviews and historical photographs to tell the story, and accompanied by an enigmatic score by Sigur Rós collaborator and composer Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic), Dawson City: Frozen Time depicts a unique history of a Canadian gold rush town by chronicling the life cycle of a singular film collection through its exile, burial, rediscovery, and salvation - and through that collection, how a First Nation hunting camp was transformed and displaced. Written by the Producers |
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| Taglines | The bizarre true history of a lost silent film collection, lost for over 50 years until being discovered buried in a sub-arctic swimming pool deep in the Yukon Territory. See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $15,922, 16 Jun 2017 |
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