"terroir" is a finalist for Best Documentary in the Halicarnassus Film Festival in Bodrum, Turkey...scheduled for August 8, 2020. (The festival may be postponed to 2021, due to the global pandemic.) Written, helmed and performed by Dawn Westlake, and produced under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, "terroir" is a musical documentary about how the mother-child relationship can influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. The film was shot on location by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona in Wheaton & Peru, IL USA, Font Romeu, France and Vilafranca del Penedes, Catalunya, Spain. He also edited and did the considerable visual effects.
An original score was composed and Westlake's voice was coached by GC Johnson of Acoustic Labs. "terroir" marks the professional acting debut of 4-yr-old actress Lilly Johnson.
"terroir" has now won 4 awards, in festivals in the US, Colombia, and two in India.
For more info and to see a trailer, please visit: http://dawnwestlake.com/rondecana/films/terroir/index.html