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That Which Once Was

That Which Once Was

2011•20m•Drama•Science Fiction

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.

Kimi Takesue · Director

Kimi Takesue · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime20m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 18, 2011

Actors

Vicente Otero

Vicente

Natar Ungalaaq

Natar Ungalaaq

Siku

Sydney Francis

Social Worker

Chris Mark Chan

Doctor

Jose Boscio

Father

Lucia Bonaccio

Shelter Girl 1

Chanelle Gajadhar

Shelter Girl 2

Sabrina Fernandez

Shelter Girl 3

Izabelle Straker

Shelter Girl 4

Marley Perez

Shelter Boy 1

Arthur Lee Moore

Shelter Boy 2

Tatsuya Rivera

Shelter Boy 3

Ippokratis Georgiadis

Shelter Boy 4

Djoume Traore

Shelter Boy 5

Barrington Walters Jr.

Barrington Walters Jr.

Shelter Boy 6

Dipali Desai

Beggar Mother

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