"terroir" is competing for a Weimar Poetry Award in the Women in Resistance category at the International Poetry Film Festival of Thuringia in Germany, October 22-25, 2020. Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the festival will be held online.
"terroir" is a musical documentary about the mother-child relationship and how it can sometimes influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. Helmed/written and produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, the film was shot by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona in Wheaton & Peru, IL USA, Font Romeu, France and Vilafranca del Penedes, Catalunya, Spain. Pol also edited and did the considerable visual effects for the film. GC Johnson of Acoustic Labs composed the original score and coached Westlake's voice.
4-yr-old Lilly Johnson made her professional acting debut in "terroir".
"terroir" has won 7 awards: 3 in Italy, 2 in India, and others in Colombia and the USA.
To get a code to enter the film portal to see "terroir", please visit: http://poetryfilmtage.de/
For more info on "terroir", please visit: http://dawnwestlake.com/rondecana/films/terroir/index.html