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Afterwards

Afterwards amplifies the voices of women who—through resilience and resistance—are fighting to reclaim their power.
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Inside a shelter, participants in a talking circle share their experiences of intimate partner violence as a way to regain their dignity and strength to act. Powerfully empathetic, Afterwards creates a space of sisterhood and solidarity—a chorus of voices breaking down the walls of silence.

Social Issues Psychology and Psychiatry Women Families All subjects
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  • participation
    Anne
    Geneviève
    Guylaine
    Gaël
    Luisa
    Mariane
    Marianne
    Mélanie
    Nancy
    Vicky
    Dominique
    Nathalie
    Marie-Claude
    Marie-Ève
  • research
    Romane Garant Chartrand
  • writer
    Romane Garant Chartrand
  • direction
    Romane Garant Chartrand
  • associate producer
    Laurie Pominville
  • producer
    Nathalie Cloutier
  • line production
    Mélanie Lasnier
  • cinematographer
    Isabelle Stachtchenko
  • editor
    Marie-Pier Dupuis
  • original music
    Frannie Holder
  • sound design
    Patrice LeBlanc
  • location sound
    Lynne Trépanier
  • additional sound recording
    Martyne Morin
  • camera assistant
    Cloé Lafortune
    Clémentine Martin
  • script advisor
    Sophie Bédard Marcotte
  • technical support - editing
    Pierre Dupont
    Marie-Josée Gourde
    Patrick Trahan
  • translation
    TS Coop
  • subtitling
    TS Coop
  • graphic design
    Sarah Warren
  • infographics
    Sarah Warren
  • online editing
    Yannick Carrier
  • colourization
    Yannick Carrier
  • foley
    Paul Hubert
  • foley recording
    Luc Léger
  • re-recording mixer
    Isabelle Lussier
  • media relations
    Sophie St-Pierre
  • marketing manager
    Judith Lessard-Bérubé
  • marketing coordinator
    Jolène Lessard
  • legal advisor
    Julie Patry
  • administrator
    Sia Koukoulas
  • senior production coordinator - administration
    Brenda Nixon
  • studio coordinator
    Stéphanie Lazure
  • senior production coordinator
    Chinda Phommarinh
    Joëlle Lapointe
  • production coordinator
    Lucia Corak
    Alexandra Levert
  • technical coordinator
    Esther Viragh
    Julien Archambault
    Luc Binette
  • executive producer
    Nathalie Cloutier

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Ages 15 to 18

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