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4 North A

A woman sits in a hospital room, alone with her dying father. As the din of hospital noises pushes her to confront her inevitable loss, she escapes into a series of lush childhood memories. 4 North A is a celebration of the fleeting joys of life and a bittersweet reminder that we don’t always get the closure we seek.
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A woman sits in a hospital room, alone with her dying father. As the din of hospital noises pushes her to confront her inevitable loss, she escapes into a series of lush childhood memories. 4 North A is a celebration of the fleeting joys of life and a bittersweet reminder that we don’t always get the closure we seek.

Health and Medicine Seniors Psychology and Psychiatry All subjects
  • writer
    Jordan Canning
  • director
    Jordan Canning
    Howie Shia
  • storyboard
    Howie Shia
  • editing
    Howie Shia
  • design
    Howie Shia
  • animation
    Simon Cottee
    Miranda Quesnel
    Duncan Major
  • colour
    Jennifer Krick
  • additional animation
    Jennifer Krick
  • sound design
    Sacha Ratcliffe
  • music
    Sacha Ratcliffe
  • producer
    Annette Clarke
  • online editor
    Denis Pilon
  • titles
    Howie Shia
  • digital editing technician
    Pierre Dupont
    Marie-Josée Gourde
    Patrick Trahan
  • technical director
    Éloi Champagne
  • technical specialist - animation
    Randall Finnerty
  • foley
    Karla Baumgardner
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • re-recording
    Isabelle Lussier
  • sound technician
    Bernard Belley
  • production supervisor
    Roz Power
  • technical coordinator
    Daniel Lord
    Christopher MacIntosh
  • senior production coordinator
    Kelly Davis
  • studio administrator
    Leslie Anne Poyntz
  • marketing manager
    Johanna Lessard
  • legal counsel
    Dominique Aubry
  • executive producer
    Annette Clarke
    Michael Fukushima
  • executive director
    Michelle van Beusekom

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