A Quiet Girl
2023
1 h 26 min
Coming soon
In A Quiet Girl, adopted Montreal filmmaker Adrian Wills discovers, on camera and in real time, the startling truths of his complex beginnings in Newfoundland. Shocking details drive Wills to the core of his birth mother’s resilience, and ultimately his own. In this moving feature documentary that combines 16mm footage and contemporary images with deeply personal conversations, Wills’ voyage transforms from an urgent search for identity into a quest to give a quiet girl her voice.
Details
In A Quiet Girl, adopted Montreal filmmaker Adrian Wills discovers, on camera and in real time, the startling truths of his complex beginnings in Newfoundland. Shocking details drive Wills to the core of his birth mother’s resilience, and ultimately his own. In this moving feature documentary that combines 16mm footage and contemporary images with deeply personal conversations, Wills’ voyage transforms from an urgent search for identity into a quest to give a quiet girl her voice.
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writerAdrian Wills
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directorAdrian Wills
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editorHeidi Haines
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director of photographyVan Royko
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additional cinematographyMario JanelleJohn Walker
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original musicTim Baker
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sound designSacha Ratcliffe
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researcherWanda Nolan
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producerAnnette Clarke
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camera operatorJulio AlvarezSimran DewanMark O'NeillLauren GuarneriCody Westman
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location sound recordingJosh Owen
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additional sound recordingDon EllisMichelle LaCourLisa GageScott Yates
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darkroom photographyBud Gaulton
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production managerLynn Andrews
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transcriptionLori HeathTamara Segura
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foleyKarla Baumgardner
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foley recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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additional sound designIsabelle Riche
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musicianTim BakerMara Pellerin
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production supervisorRoz Power
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technical coordinatorDaniel LordChristopher MacIntoshAndré Solat
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graphicsMélanie BouchardFred CasiaAlain Ostiguy
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title designMélanie BouchardFred CasiaAlain Ostiguy
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online editorSerge Verreault
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digital editing technicianPatrick TrahanPierre DupontMarie-Josée Gourde
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re-recordingIsabelle Lussier
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associate producerKelly Davis
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studio administratorLeslie Anne Poyntz
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marketing managerJamie Hammond
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publicistOsas Eweka-Smith
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legal counselDominique Aubry
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executive producerAnnette ClarkeJohn Christou
