Focus
2014
1 min
Coming soon
A 1-minute cart ride through the mental shopping mall of attention deficit disorder. Produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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Details
A 1-minute cart ride through the mental shopping mall of attention deficit disorder.
Produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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writerAlex Boya
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directorAlex Boya
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animatorAlex Boya
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mentoring directorChris Landreth
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editorCarrie Haber
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sound designerRamachandra Borcar
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technical directorÉloi Champagne
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digital imaging specialistRandall Finnerty
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technical co-ordinationSteve Hallé
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foleyKarla Baumgardner
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recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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titlesMélanie Bouchard
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on-lineDenis Pilon
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administrationRosalina Di SarioDominique ForgetStéphanie Lalonde
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associate producerVanessa Quintanilla CoboJon Montes
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producerMaral Mohammadian
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executive producerMichael Fukushima
Education
Ages 14 to 18
Arts Education - Visual Arts
Health/Personal Development - Mental Health/Stress/Suicide
Find working definitions of ADD and ADHD so that you can compare and contrast these conditions. Comment on the animator’s depiction of drug therapy that leads to “focus.” What is the filmmaker trying to communicate to the audience with this film? Does the resulting work provide some insight into ADD or does it enhance some of the myths about ADD?