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Director Joris Debeij Peers Into the Real People Left Depleted by the California Drought
Press Kitchen, 4 months ago
For most people, the drought is a very impersonal natural disaster, one that is out of sight and out of mind for Californians and Americans. Los Angeles-based Hey Baby director Joris Debeij seeks to change that, by putting real faces and real hearts to the issue, with the untold story of Statford, a small agricultural town in California’s Central Valley where years of drought are threatening the livelihood of the community in the new short film “When a Town Runs Dry.”
The short (8:15) documentary follows three Statford residents: A farmer who has had to sell land that his grandfather originally purchased; a high school football coach who grew up in the area during a time when children could run and play in the water; and a shopkeeper, an immigrant from Yemen who loves his adopted town, but is having difficulty making ends meet when his customers cannot afford to pay their tabs.
Music and Sound
Original Composition: Ari Balouzian
Sound Design: Zino van Hamersveld
Sound Mix: Zino van Hamersveld
Sound Production: Jonathan Vazquez
Post Production / VFX
Colourist: Nick Sanders
Production Company
Camera Operator: Jose Babcock
Director: Joris Debeij
DOP: Isaac Bauman
Editorial & Online: Adam Loften, Joris Debeij
Producer: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
Production Company: Go Project Films
Technical Assistant : Jeremy Asuncion
Genre: Documentary , Storytelling