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For the Cause
2011
52 min
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This feature documentary tells the story of the Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur Congregation which was formed in 1924 when 53 French-speaking nuns separated from their unilingual English community, forming a new religious community that immediately began to campaign for the preservation of Acadian language, faith and culture. Convinced that education was essential for Acadian women, in 1943 the Congregation founded Collège Notre-Dame d’Acadie, where young women were able to study in French for the first time in New Brunswick.
This feature documentary tells the story of the Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur Congregation which was formed in 1924 when 53 French-speaking nuns separated from their unilingual English community, forming a new religious community that immediately began to campaign for the preservation of Acadian language, faith and culture. Convinced that education was essential for Acadian women, in 1943 the Congregation founded Collège Notre-Dame d’Acadie, where young women were able to study in French for the first time in New Brunswick.
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participationHélène AllainAuréa CormierÉlisa DuguayMurielle DuguayOdette LégerAdèle MorinThérèse VautourAngèle ArsenaultLorraine Y. BourqueEdmonde Collette BrondexFlorine DesprésMadeleine GagnonLauraine LégerAnnette Richard
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researcherRodolphe Caron
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writerRodolphe Caron
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directorRodolphe Caron
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director of photographyFrançois Vincelette
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director of photography - assistantCharles Gagnon
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location soundGeorges Hannan
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production managerChristine Aubé
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post-production coordinatorÉmélie Caron
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picture editingMarcel Gallant
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visual effectsBlake StillwellBrad MacDonald
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original musicClaude J. Fournier
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original music - assistanceJean-Sébastien Fournier
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voice - musicIsabelle Roy
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music recording studioStudio Tibasse
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sound editingMélanie Gauthier
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re-recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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online editingDenis Gathelier
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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computer graphicsMélanie Bouchard
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legal counselLouise Somers
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line productionRodolphe Caron
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producerFrance GallantMurielle Rioux-Poirier
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legal advisorChristian Pitchen
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marketing managerJulie Arseneault
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marketing manager - assistanceKarine Sévigny
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administratorGeneviève Duguay
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production assistantColette Allain
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technical coordinatorJean-François Laprise
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executive producerJacques Turgeon
Ages 15 to 17
School subjects
This film lets you explore francophone populations outside Quebec and the relationship between language and religious faith. You can also do a comparison between Acadians of New Brunswick and francophones from St. Boniface, Manitoba. Show the importance that religious communities had in French-Canadian society in the past.