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Advienne que pourra

2014 1 h 26 min
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Le long métrage documentaire Advienne que pourra de Julia Kwan se penche sur un épisode déterminant de la vie du quartier chinois de Vancouver : l’arrivée d’immeubles de copropriété et d’entreprises non chinoises. Au fil d’une année, la caméra accompagne des gens du quartier, dont une marchande de journaux ambulante de 90 ans et le propriétaire de deuxième génération d’une boutique de thé, qui évoluent dans cette communauté en mutation.

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Le long métrage documentaire Advienne que pourra de Julia Kwan se penche sur un épisode déterminant de la vie du quartier chinois de Vancouver : l’arrivée d’immeubles de copropriété et d’entreprises non chinoises. Au fil d’une année, la caméra accompagne des gens du quartier, dont une marchande de journaux ambulante de 90 ans et le propriétaire de deuxième génération d’une boutique de thé, qui évoluent dans cette communauté en mutation.
This work contains scenes of nudity and/or sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised.
Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism Urbanism All subjects
  • participant
    Wai Chee Lo
    Ms. Kwan
    Daniel Lee
    Leun Cheung Lai
    Wan Ning Lai
    Angelo Tosi
    Kwan Popo
    Olivia Cheung
    Bob Rennie
    Ken Lum
    Free Lee
    Marc Brockington
    Yi Fu Su
  • None
    Julia Kwan
    Nova Ami
    Daniel Pellerin
    Rob Hutchins
    Jennifer Lai
    Hoi Bing Mo
    Theresa Ho
    Audrea Chan
    Charmaine Tam
    Lucas McCormick
    Mitchell Ingram
    Maureen Barr
    Clea Mihalik
    Claude Dionne
    Darin Clausen
  • direction
    Julia Kwan
  • producer
    David Christensen
  • director of photography
    Patrick McLaughlin
  • editing
    Michael Brockington
  • sound design
    Velcrow Ripper
  • dialog editing
    Rob Hutchins
  • sound mixer
    Matthew Chan
  • studio manager
    Dan Peel
  • recording
    Jeff Carter
  • assistant picture editor
    Zachary KerrHolden
  • additional photography
    Jan Kiesser
    Vince Arvidson
    Steven Breckon
    Jennifer Lai
  • colorist
    Lorne Wright
  • researcher
    Theresa Ho
    Audrea Chan
  • translator
    Theresa Ho
    Hoi Bing Mo
    Audrea Chan
    Charmaine Tam
    Elisa Chee
  • transcripts
    Sharon Murphy
    Tiffany Chien
  • Mandarin/Cantonese versioning
    Ben Lu
    Don Thompson
  • subtitles
    Claude Dionne
  • production coordination
    Ginette D'Silva
    Faye Yoneda
  • production supervision
    Mark Power
  • marketing
    Leslie Stafford
  • program administration
    Bree Beach
  • executive producer
    David Christensen

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Ages 14 to 18
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Civics/Citizenship - Citizen Responsibilities Diversity - Diversity in Communities History and Citizenship Education - Issues in Society Today

Ideal for classes on urban geography and local history. What changes does the filmmaker document in this movie? Identify positive changes as well as negative changes. Compare your answers with other students. Discuss gentrification and its impact on cities in Canada. Take pictures of the changes in your city/town. Make maps of the different neighbourhoods in your city/town. Research the changes that have taken place. Debate the question of who owns a city and who has a right to change it.

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