When the Storm Fades

When the Storm Fades
Directed by	Seán Devlin
Written by	Sean Devlin
Produced by	Seán Devlin Chris Ferguson
Starring	Abner Pablo Arnel Pablo Lovely Pablo Nilda Pablo
Cinematography	Jeff Petry
Edited by	Seán Devlin Marianna Khoury
Music by	Susie Ibarra
Release date	October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04) (VIFF)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

When the Storm Fades is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Seán Devlin and released in 2018.^[1] Described by Devlin as a "docudramedy" because it blends aspects of both docudrama and comedy-drama, the film is set in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan and depicts a family's attempts to recover from the disaster.^[2]

The film stars the real-life Pablo family from Leyte, and is improvised in part around their own real-life experience of the typhoon.^[3] Although the film's primary themes address climate change and the effort to recover from grief and loss, the film includes a secondary storyline which depicts two Canadian aid workers (Aaron Read and Kayla Lorette) whose attempts to play the "white savior" backfire.^[1]

The film premiered at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival,^[4] where Devlin won the Emerging Canadian Director award.^[5]

Read won the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film, and Lorette won the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film, at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2018.^[6] The film was also a nominee for Best British Columbia Film.^[7]

References

1. "This ‘Docudramedy’ Finds Laughs in the Horror of Climate Change". Vice, October 4, 2018.
2. Marsha Lederman, "Vancouver filmmaker explores physical and emotional aftermath of natural disasters". The Globe and Mail, October 3, 2018.
3. "Improvisers shine in Sean Devlin's When the Storm Fades". The Georgia Straight, September 27, 2018.
4. "When the Storm Fades : un commentaire social plutôt qu'un documentaire ou une comédie". Ici Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique et Yukon, October 6, 2018.
5. Rachel Ramos-Reid, "Canadian Filipino Sean Devlin wins Award in 2018 Vancouver Film Festival". Canadian Filipino, October 16, 2018.
6. "Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards Haida-language 'Edge of the Knife'". CityNews, January 8, 2019.
7. "'The Favourite' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, December 1, 2018.

External links

• When the Storm Fades at IMDb