Spectres of Shortwave (2016)
Spectres of Shortwave (2016)
A film about radio waves, relationships, landscape, and loss.
A mysterious web of international shortwave radio towers once dominated the Tantramar marshlands near Sackville, New Brunswick. For almost 70 years the RCI shortwave towers broadcast around the world. Due to budget cuts, the site was decommissioned in 2012 and dismantled in 2014. Examining themes of identity and memory, the film captures images of the towers over four seasons in various weather conditions, accompanied by the voices of residents and technicians narrating accounts of hearing radio broadcasts emanate from their household appliances.

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A mysterious web of international shortwave radio towers once dominated the Tantramar marshlands near Sackville, New Brunswick. For almost 70 years the RCI shortwave towers broadcast around the world. Due to budget cuts, the site was decommissioned in 2012 and dismantled in 2014. Examining themes of identity and memory, the film captures images of the towers over four seasons in various weather conditions, accompanied by the voices of residents and technicians narrating accounts of hearing radio broadcasts emanate from their household appliances.


Tagline: A film about radio waves, relationships, landscape, and loss.
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English, Français

Release Date: 22 September 2016

Country: CA

Runtime: 113m

Company Credits

Company: Magnetic Mountain Productions Inc.

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Sound

Bruno Bélanger

Bruno Bélanger

Sound Designer

Ryan Hillier

Ryan Hillier

Sound Recordist

Amanda Dawn Christie

Amanda Dawn Christie

Sound Recordist

Nathan Jones

Nathan Jones

Sound Recordist

Rob Tough

Rob Tough

Sound Recordist

Amanda Dawn Christie

Amanda Dawn Christie

Sound Designer

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Dan Grady

Dan Grady

Key Grip

Amanda Dawn Christie

Amanda Dawn Christie

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Amanda Dawn Christie

Amanda Dawn Christie

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