Cafeteria
2015
24 min
Coming soon
This short documentary looks at how an entire community mobilized to improve the cafeteria menu at a primary school in Cocagne, New Brunswick. Rallying behind this noble cause, residents put their shoulder to the wheel, promoting products from local farmers over those of multinational corporations. Everyone gets involved to make healthy eating a common goal as well as a learning opportunity. This film was made as part of the Tremplin program, in collaboration with Radio-Canada.
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This short documentary looks at how an entire community mobilized to improve the cafeteria menu at a primary school in Cocagne, New Brunswick. Rallying behind this noble cause, residents put their shoulder to the wheel, promoting products from local farmers over those of multinational corporations. Everyone gets involved to make healthy eating a common goal as well as a learning opportunity.
This film was made as part of the Tremplin program, in collaboration with Radio-Canada.
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participantLinda DalpéRachel Schofield MartinRachel AllainPatrick HendersonRoger RichardJacob GoguenChantal BoucherRonald DuguayWilliam BreauEugenio Bozzo
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directorFrancine Hébert
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researcherFrancine Hébert
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writerFrancine Hébert
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history consultantRenée Blanchar
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assistant directorPamela Gallant
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production managerPamela Gallant
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cameraMario Paulin
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camera assistantMartin GoguenLouis-Philippe Chiasson
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location soundSerge Arseneault
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picture editingPamela Gallant
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sound designDaniel Toussaint
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mix re-recordingDaniel Toussaint
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original musicDaniel Toussaint
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mixLuc Léger
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technical support - mixBernard Belley
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foleyLise Wedlock
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foley recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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online editingYannick Carrier
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titlesCynthia Ouellet
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creditsCynthia Ouellet
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subtitlesVision Globale
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editing technical supportPatrick TrahanPierre DupontIsabelle PainchaudBrad MacDonald
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administratorGeneviève Duguay
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production coordinatorColette Allain
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technical coordinatorDaniel Claveau
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producerMaryse Chapdelaine
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executive producerDominic Desjardins
Education
Ages 9 to 18
Health/Personal Development - Healthy Eating, Nutrition
Media Education - Documentary Film
Social Studies - Social Policies and Programs
Questions/Activities:
- What makes up a healthy diet?
- Food Pyramid
- This film is a great way to introduce a class to some of the fundamentals of healthy eating. Have your students list their favourite foods and see where they would fall into the pyramid’s categories.
- Healthy Lunches
- Have your students take a look at what they eat for lunch. See how it compares to the healthy food recommendations in the film or from other health professionals. Take notes on how lunches can be improved or changed to better fit these guidelines.
