That Which Once Was
movie

Released April 18, 2011
Genres:
Overview
In 2032 an eight-year old boy, displaced by global warming, fends for himself as an environmental refugee in a hostile northern metropolis. Haunted by memories of flooding that left him homeless and orphaned, the boy forms an unexpected friendship with an Inuk ice carver who helps him confront his past.
Runtime
0h 20m
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
That Which Once Was
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
- no logo available
Kimikat Productions
United States
- no logo available
New Day Films
United States
ITVS
United States
Keywords
- refugee
- indigenous
- climate change
- post-apocalyptic future
- inuit
- flooding
- global warming
- orphan
- environment
- carver
- ice sculpture
- environmental destruction
- woman director
- environmental disaster
- inuk
- adult child friendship
- environmental issues
- near future
- environmental catastrophe
- short film
- caribbean
- environmental crisis
- ice
- displaced persons
- refugees
- not too distant future
- female filmmaker
- aquaphobia