1999
When death haunts a high school in a small town in the late 1990s, everyone is forever transformed. In this gentle, prismatic film, Samara returns to the town she fled as a teen to re-immerse herself in the memories still lurking there, in its spaces and within the dusty boxes of diaries, photos and VHS tapes. 1999 is not a ghost story, but the ghosts are palpable at every turn. The snow-covered streets, the school’s hallways and lockers are preserved as in a dream. The absences left by the relentless teenage suicides still shimmer with questions, trauma and regret. Samara encounters people who are as breathtaking as they are heartbroken, and, finally, 16 years later, the community strengthens itself by sharing the long-silenced memories. Ultimately the film weaves together multiple voices in a collective essay on how grief is internalized—and how, as children, we so painfully learn to articulate our desire to stay alive.
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1999, Samara Grace Chadwick, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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participantNatalie LégèreSamara Grace ChadwickAnnabelle GaudetMathieu WadeSarah BrideauAriel VillalonChristine PoirierClaire ChadwickJanelle ArsenaultDenis RichardSiobhan Marie-CurryChrissy LoretteMélanie ChiassonStephen RouseJean-Michel VienneauGuy GautreauJulien LandryMarc-André LégerMichelle Furlong
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writerSamara Grace Chadwick
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directorSamara Grace Chadwick
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editorTerra Jean Long
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cinematographyPablo Alvarez-MesaSamara Grace Chadwick
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sound recordistSimon Doucet
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gripSimon Doucet
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original compositionCyril Hahn
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music productionGabriel MalenfantVivianne Roy
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music supervisorAdèle Ho
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sound designMarie-Pierre Grenier
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narratorSamara Grace Chadwick
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archival cameraMélanie Chiasson
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executive producerAnnette ClarkeDominic Desjardins
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producerSarah SpringSelin MuratAline SchmidKat BauluJac Gautreau
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producer in developmentMaryse Chapdelaine
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field producerSamara Grace Chadwick
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production assistantAriel Villalon
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additional cameraMathieu LapriseGilles DoironMario PaulinBeny Wagner
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additional soundGeorges Hannan
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additional sound designOlivier AlaryJohannes Malfatti
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post-production supervisionLunera ProductionsJorge Zavagno
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post-production housePost-Moderne
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online editorEtienne Beaupré
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assistant editorOlivier Deslauriers Prud'homme
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post-production coordinatorJessie-Lee LabontéAïda Eid
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coloristJean-Baptiste Perrin
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post-production coordinationJean Deppierraz
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color gradingSapristi Studio
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version editorAlex Bergeron
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additional editingSamara Grace Chadwick
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additional archival VHS footageSarah BrideauIsabelle Violette
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archival photosSamara Grace ChadwickClaire ChadwickAnnabelle GaudetSarah Brideau
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transcriptionEric LebelPatrice CastonguayFrancis Brassard-LecoursStéphanie BourbeauSamara Grace Chadwick
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translationT&S Coop
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key artClaire Chadwick
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designEtienne BeaupréJulien Charbonneau
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accountingGestion RLValérie TurcotteMallette S.E.N.C.R.L.
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production accountantAnnick Kammacher
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legal servicesRemy KhouzamGabriella Rozankovic
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head of coordination and project supportPierre FerlatteJulie Laperrière
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digital editing technicianPierre DupontIsabelle PainchaudPatrick Trahan
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re-recording mixerJean-Paul Vialard
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festivals and audience developmentÉlise Labbé
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marketing managerCharles PeaseFrançois Jacques
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publicistPatricia Dillon-MooreNadine ViauMadeleine Blanchard
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production coordinatorMylène AugustinChristine WilliamsColette Allain
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program administratorCamila BlosLeslie Anne PoyntzGeneviève Duguay
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business affairsSophie de ChamplainChristian PitchenJean-Claude WasikMary Graziano
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