Eastern Anthems
8.3
An unfinished film is passed along from one friend to another. The dialog between them is a journey crossed by the swarming of the Great Eastern Brood X of periodical cicadas that prophetically emerge every 17 years in the United States, invoking a reflection of a post-pandemic present and our shared futures. A road movie composed of a chorus of voices (both human and non-human), the warnings of history, the power of nature and rebirth.
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Jean-Jacques Martinod Director · Matthew Wolkow Director David Rothenberg Composer
United States release October 19, 2025 · Produced in Canada, United States, Ecuador · Languages English, French, Spanish
Production
Kino Rebelde
Production
MELS
Production
Main Film
Production
PRIM
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Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédia (SCAM)
Production
ColorLab Films
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Canada · United States · Ecuador
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Original title
Chants de l’Est
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
United States · September 14, 2024
Premiere · Camden International Film Festival
Canada · April 3, 2025
Theatrical
United States · October 19, 2025
Digital · Labocine
United States
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Science New Wave Film Festival
June 26, 2026 · Premiere · Union Docs
Argentina
July 25, 2026 · Premiere · Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken
Belgium
October 1, 2026 · Digital · Tënk France (also available in Belgium)
Brazil
November 10, 2025 · Premiere · LUMEN Rio de Janeiro Independent Film Festival
Canada
November 28, 2024 · Premiere · Montreal International Documentary Festival
May 11, 2025 · Premiere · DOXA Documentary Film Festival
May 1, 2026 · Digital · Tënk Canada
France
May 10, 2025 · Premiere · Jean Rouch International Film Festival + Musée du Quai Branly
October 1, 2026 · Digital · Tënk France
Germany
November 21, 2025 · Premiere · Kasseler Dokfest
Hungary
October 29, 2025 · Premiere · Budapest International Film Festival
India
November 23, 2024 · Premiere · IFFI Goa
Luxembourg
October 1, 2026 · Digital · Tënk France (also available in Luxembourg)
Mexico
February 27, 2025 · Premiere · Cineteca Nacional de México
Netherlands
April 6, 2025 · Premiere · Rewire Festival
Slovakia
September 10, 2025 · Premiere · Cinematik International Film Festival Piešťany
Spain
December 11, 2024 · Premiere · Novos Cinemas de Pontevedra
January 9, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Zumzeig Cinecooperativa Barcelona
Switzerland
October 1, 2026 · Digital · Tënk France (also available in Switzerland)
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