When the Storm Fades is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Seán Devlin and released in 2018."This ‘Docudramedy’ Finds Laughs in the Horror of Climate Change". Vice, October 4, 2018. 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.Marsha Lederman, "Vancouver filmmaker explores physical and emotional aftermath of natural disasters". The Globe and Mail, October 3, 2018.
The film stars the real-life Pablo family from Leyte, and is improvised in part around their own real-life experience of the typhoon."Improvisers shine in Sean Devlin's When the Storm Fades". The Georgia Straight, September 27, 2018. 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.
The film premiered at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival,"When the Storm Fades : un commentaire social plutôt qu'un documentaire ou une comédie". Ici Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique et Yukon, October 6, 2018. where Devlin won the Emerging Canadian Director award.Rachel Ramos-Reid, "Canadian Filipino Sean Devlin wins Award in 2018 Vancouver Film Festival". Canadian Filipino, October 16, 2018.
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."Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards Haida-language 'Edge of the Knife'". CityNews, January 8, 2019. The film was also a nominee for Best British Columbia Film."'The Favourite' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, December 1, 2018.
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