Conviction
Conviction envisions alternatives to prison through the eyes of women behind bars and those fighting on the front lines of the decarceration movement.
Conviction envisions alternatives to prison through the eyes of women behind bars and those fighting on the front lines of the decarceration movement. Not another ‘broken prison’ film, this collaboration is a ‘broken society’ film—an ambitious and inspired re-build of our community, from the inside out. The film compels viewers to examine why we imprison the most vulnerable among us, and at what cost.
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writerNance AckermanAriella PahlkeTeresa MacInnes
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directorNance AckermanAriella PahlkeTeresa MacInnes
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featuringCaitlin HillBianca MercerTreena SmithLaura ToneyKim PateTanya BignellChrisma DennyJennifer DevougeMJ JarvisMary KeepingAshley LoppieNatasha PaceJen SimsAshley SlaunwhiteSusan AylesCarrie BeazleyStephanie DuncanShannon FergusonMargaret HillDarlene MacEachernJudy ObersiAnne SinclairTasha SmithCJ StevensWanda Thomas BernardVanya TrimperStephanie White
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producerAnnette ClarkeTeresa MacInnes
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director of photographyNance Ackerman
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location sound recordistAriella Pahlke
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editorNance AckermanTeresa MacInnes
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sound designNance AckermanJudith Gruber-Stitzer
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original musicJudith Gruber-Stitzer
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additional musicNance AckermanAshelinJamie AlcornMalik Beals
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videos/stillsCaitlin HillBianca MercerTreena SmithLaura Toney
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additional cinematographyBecky ParsonsTeresa MacInnesAriella PahlkeAnthony Von Seck
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production managerMegan Wennberg
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production internJessica Hirtle
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transcriptionLisa Clarke
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logo designMegan Green
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social media community managementJude MacInnes
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researchNance AckermanTeresa MacInnesAriella Pahlke
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consulting editorRicardo Acosta
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assistant editorJordan KawaiMeagan BrownBrad Rivers
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additional location sound recordingTeresa MacInnesNance Ackerman
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location music recordistKaliyan Palmer
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music facilitatorAntonia Pigot
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spoken word facilitatorEl Jones
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on-line colouristDoug Woods
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assistant on-line editorRobert Carrigan
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closed captioningCarter Thurber
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title designRon McDougall
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title animationRon McDougall
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legalRobert Aske
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insurancePaul Lipkus
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production bookkeeperLorne Armstrong
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production accountantPatricia Dyson
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interim financingNan MacDonaldDan Spry
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re-recordingJean-Paul Vialard
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additional re-recordingShelley Craig
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music mixerFrançois Arbour
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foley artistKarla Baumgardner
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dialogue editorPierre-Yves Drapeau
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studio mavenTristan Capacchione
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additional dialogue editorTristan Capacchione
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assistant sound editorSandy Pinteus
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pro tools assistantEmre Ekici
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musicianJamie AlcornAlexis DumaisSheila HanniganJonah FortuneJudith Gruber-StitzerKaliyan PalmerSarah Paige
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vocalsNance AckermanLou BabinKathy KennedyKiah Ellis DurityLinda OreficeCassy PalmerKaliyan PalmerJoesie PalmerShaelin PalmerRhetta ParnasDanielle SavageAlexandra Tibbitts
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production coordinatorCheryl Murgatroyd
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technical coordinatorChris MacIntoshDaniel Lord
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digital editing technicianIsabelle PainchaudPierre DupontPatrick Trahan
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sound technicianBernard Belley
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production supervisorRoz Power
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studio administratorCamila BlosLeslie Anne Poyntz
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marketing managerJohanna Lessard
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publicistPatricia Dillon-Moore
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legal counselDominique Aubry
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senior director, programming news, French servicesPierre Tremblay
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senior directorSandra Kleinfeld
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production executiveJordana Ross
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executive producerAnnette ClarkeTeresa MacInnes
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executive directorMichelle van Beusekom
Warning: Alcohol and drug use, smoking, mentions and depictions of self-harm, some profanity, references to abuse and neglect, pregnancy, infant death.
Brief “lesson launcher type” activity or a series of inquiry questions with a bit of context.
This documentary follows several incarcerated women who work within the prison system in Nova Scotia to find alternative solutions to imprisonment at the federal and provincial level. Based on the experiences of the women we follow in this documentary, the recidivism rate seems fairly high. Research recidivism rates in your province. What services exist to support women who have been incarcerated, and are there enough to support the number of women who are incarcerated in your province? What services should exist? As the women work through their proposal for “From the Ground Up,” they encounter several roadblocks. Have other similar proposals or projects been successful in acquiring funding from either the provincial or federal governments? What steps did they need to take in order to be successful?
More educational content
Conviction, Nance Ackerman, Ariella Pahlke & Teresa MacInnes, provided by the National Film Board of Canada