Paula
2011
10 min
Coming soon
Inspired by a real-life news item, this animated short paints a pulsating portrait of a mixed-use, working-class neighbourhood where young families cross paths with prostitutes, their interactions leaving unpredictable ripples in the motley fabric of urban life.
This work contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Details
Inspired by a real-life news item, this animated short paints a pulsating portrait of a mixed-use, working-class neighbourhood where young families cross paths with prostitutes, their interactions leaving unpredictable ripples in the motley fabric of urban life.
This work contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
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scriptDominic-Étienne Simard
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animationDominic-Étienne Simard
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directionDominic-Étienne Simard
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editingDominic-Étienne SimardAlain Baril
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compositingEmmanuel Suquet
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sound designOlivier Calvert
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original musicRamachandra Borcar
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musicianPhilip Hornsey
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foleyLise Wedlock
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recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingSerge BoivinShelley Craig
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digital imaging specialistPierre PlouffeSusan Gourley
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online editingYannick Carrier
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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actorLucie LavalléeÉmanuel BenoîtBenjamin HatcherLuc CharestKatherine GrangerJérémie VerretteDavid PoulinChristina SciortinoFélix Thompson
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director of photographyJean-Pierre St-Louis
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1st camera assistantShane Smith
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lighting directorPatrice Houx
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lightingJean-François Lépine
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grip-lightingLéopold Laliberté-GuyHenri Normand
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production managerVirginie Léger
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1st assistant directorRené Pothier
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script supervisorMartine Létourneau
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art directionGilles Aird
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set directorJean Kazimirchuck
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scenic painterJohanne DumoulinMarc Desjardins
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costume designer-dresserNicole Magny
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makeup artistElaine Hamel
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acting coachLiane Simard
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marketing managerChristine Noël
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administratorDiane Régimbald
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administrative teamDiane AyotteKarine DesmeulesMichèle Labelle
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technical coordinatorJulie Laperrière
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line producerFrancine Langdeau
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executive producerRené Chénier
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producerJulie Roy
Education
Ages 15 to 17
Civics/Citizenship - Human Rights
Ethics and Religious Culture - Ethical Values
Health/Personal Development - Bullying & Discrimination
A valuable educational tool for exploring the risks that marginalized people face. In ethics/social studies/ethics and religious culture class, underline the underlying humanity of people, beyond popular stereotypes and prejudices. Does the prostitute really deserve her fate? How would you have reacted if you were the boy?
