White Earth

Full Frame Jury Award for Best Short 2014

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White Earth, North Dakota, was once a quiet town. Then everything changed with the oil boom. Thousands of new residents flooded into the area, many of them with no option but to live with their families in RVs and temporary housing units. Rather than focus on the men working the fields, director J. Christian Jensen trains his lens on those who wait patiently at home for loved ones to return. A mother and three children describe the circumstances of their day-to-day lives—with sensitivity, and occasionally humor, each expresses their perceptions of the oil fields, the many sacrifices the work entails, and their hopes for a prosperous future. These quiet reflections reverberate with mesmerizing imagery of the frozen landscape and the immense rigs lining its horizon.  ST

Director

J. Christian Jensen

Producer

J. Christian Jensen

Editor

J. Christian Jensen

Cinematographer

J. Christian Jensen

Release Year

2013

Festival Year

2014

Country

United States

Run Time

20 minutes