To Fade Away
United States, 16:20 mins, Digital
Based on the true story of a scientist who pursues another opportunity to fund his solar energy project after the company he works for refuses to, and finds himself confronted with forces that are keeping him from achieving his dream.
Director: Camille Hamadé
Writer: Camille Hamadé, Chad B. Hamilton
Producer: Kinder Labatt
Director of Photography: Alexa Wolf
Editor: Camille Hamadé, Patrick Nichols
Composer: Alex Wakim
Cast: Sam Yazbeck, Avery Banks, Richard Sexton
Contact: Camille Hamadé camille.h@columbia.edu
Program E
Saturday, May 11th at 7:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Camille Hamadé is a French-Lebanese filmmaker currently based in New York. He is a BAFTA Newcomer and holds an MFA in Directing from Columbia University, where he was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant and is the recipient of the 2023 BAFTA-Yugo Commissioning Grant. His previous films have gone on to screen at film festivals around the world.
About the Writer
Chad B. Hamilton is a filmmaker based in New York and Philadelphia, PA. His thesis film “Way Back Home” is the recipient of the Columbia University Film MFA Production Grant, the Dean's Grant, and is supported by the ASCAP Foundation. “To Fade Away”, co-written by Chad, won the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant and BAFTA-Yugo Short Film Commissioning Grant.
About the Producer
Kinder Labatt is a Canadian producer and writer based in Toronto. She holds an MFA in Creative Producing from Columbia University, where her thesis film "Bag Lady" won her the Award for Excellence in Producing in 2022. Her recent producing works include the 2024 Toronto Film Critics Awards and the upcoming Toronto Godspell Documentary (Judd Apatow, Executive Producer).