videoPetra's Poemhttp://www.nfb.ca/film/petras_poemShira Avni<iframe src="http://www.nfb.ca/film/petras_poem/embed/player" width="530" height="345" ></iframe><p style="width:(( width ))px"><a href="http://www.nfb.ca/film/petras_poem" target="_blank"><em>Petra's Poem</em></a> by <a href="http://www.nfb.ca/explore-all-directors/shira-avni/" title="more films by Shira Avni" target="_blank">Shira Avni</a>, <a href="http://www.nfb.ca" target="_blank">National Film Board of Canada</a></p>
http://media3.nfb.ca/medias/nfb_tube/thumbs_small/2012/Petra_Poem_SM_1.jpgIn this short film, Toronto artist Petra Tolley, who has Down syndrome, performs a soliloquy that encapsulates her distinctive take on the social self. Drawing from her emotional experiences, she illustrates what it feels like to be “in the middle.” Employing rotoscopy, hand-drawn animation techniques and subtle stereoscopic 3D, the film captures Petra as she engages the camera with unflinching directness and dignity.1.0National Film Board of Canadahttp://www.nfb.ca530345204115