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Aphasia

Aphasia is an unsettling sensory experience that immerses us in the world of people with Alzheimer’s disease who are facing the loss of their language capabilities.
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Propelled by a jarring, lyrical aesthetic, Aphasia pulls viewers into a disconcerting sensory experience. This striking and unsettling debut professional animated short by Marielle Dalpé is a deeply moving foray into the heart of aphasia—a devastating neurocognitive condition that progressively destroys the ability to speak and understand words, afflicting many people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Psychology and Psychiatry Health and Medicine Seniors All subjects
  • writer
    Marielle Dalpé
  • director
    Marielle Dalpé
  • art director
    Marielle Dalpé
  • producer
    Marc Bertrand
  • sound design
    Luigi Allemano
  • voice
    Clare Coulter
  • editing
    Natacha Dufaux
  • consultant to the director
    Karl Lemieux
  • voice recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • sound exploration
    Benjamin Proulx-Mathers
  • translation
    Helge Dascher
    Karen Houle
  • online editing
    Serge Verreault
  • technical coordinator
    Mira Mailhot
    Esther Viragh
  • technical director
    Éric Pouliot
  • technical specialist - animation
    Yannick Grandmont
  • studio coordinator
    Rose Mercier-Marcotte
    Laetitia Seguin
  • administrator
    Karine Desmeules
  • senior production coordinator
    Josiane Bernardin
    Camila Blos
  • legal counsel
    Peter Kallianiotis
  • marketing
    Geneviève Bérard
  • line production
    Mélanie Boudreau Blanchard
    Anne-Marie Bousquet
  • executive producer
    Christine Noël
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