Residual Splendour

The comfortable lifestyle of a whimsical Calgary couple is shattered when Sarah’s breast cancer unexpectedly returns and begins spreading to her brain. Unlike early stages of breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer (or stage 4) cannot currently be cured by surgery. Modern medicine has advanced at a remarkable pace, allowing individuals like Sarah, to live longer, better lives. Yet, the anxiety of always having breast cancer in your body, with the constant scans and monitoring to determine if the cancer remains stable is a consuming and pervasive psychological destabilizer.

Director
C. Hudson Hwang
Format
Arri Alexa Mini w/ Arri Master Anamorphic Lenses
Length
25 min.
Client
Supre
Festival History

CUFF Docs 2022
Yorkton Film Festival 2023

Awards

Winner of Best Cinematography in a Short Documentary at the Leo Awards 2023

Nominee for Best Cinematography in a Short Documentary at the 2023 Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards

Nominee for Best Documentary (Point of View) Golden Sheaf Award at the Yorkton Film Festival 2023

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Short at the Calgary Underground Film Festival 2022