Dawn Westlake

"terroir" and "Pooling", the two latest musical films by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, have won awards on the final day of 2019.

"terroir" is the story of how unfortunately the mother-child relationship can cloud our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. It won the BEST MUSIC VIDEO AWARD at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival held at the National Film Archive of India in Pune.

"Pooling", the story of putting oneself back together after a hard fall, told using animation, dance and visual effects, won the HONORABLE MENTION / AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD at the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema in Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Both films were shot, edited and had considerable visual effects done by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona. "terroir" 's score was done by GC Johnson of Acoustic Labs. "Pooling" was scored by Joan Armand Forero of Praxiz. "terroir" features Westlake herself, singing and playing her mother in 1969, and introduces 4-yr-old actress Lilly Johnson, playing Westlake at that age. "Pooling" features the choreography and breakdancing of Marc Carrizo Vilarroig of the world-renowned dance troupe Brodas Bros.

These awards are the 72nd and 73rd won by Westlake for her 21 films made since the year 2000.

For more info on "terroir" and "Pooling", please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com .