Four Feet Up
In this personal documentary, award-winning photographer and filmmaker Nance Ackerman invites us into the lives of a determined family for a profound experience of child poverty in one of the richest countries in the world. 20 years after the House of Commons promised to eliminate poverty among Canadian children, 8-year-old Isaiah is trying hard to grow up healthy, smart and well adjusted despite the odds stacked against him. Isaiah knows he's been categorized as "less fortunate," and his short life has seen more than his share of social workers, food banks and police interventions. His parents struggle to overcome a legacy of stereotypes, abuse and dysfunction. More than anything, they want Isaiah and his siblings to have access to opportunities they never had. Ackerman spent 2 years with Isaiah and his family. As her portrait of the family unfolds with the help of Isaiah's creative input, curiosity and zest for life, so do Ackerman's own feelings about the responsibilities of Canadians to raise all children as our best investment in the nation's future.
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Four Feet Up, Nance Ackerman, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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writerNance Ackerman
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directorNance Ackerman
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producerAnnette Clarke
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director of photographyChristopher Ball
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editorNance AckermanRoslyn Power
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sound recordistAram KouyoumdjianJamie Alexander Alcorn
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additional photographyIsaiah Justason JacksonJason BuxtonJohn WalkerKatrina SwiftTim Wilson
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additional sound recordingEva MaddenJohn Rosborough
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consulting editorLawrence Jackman
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production supervisorPatsy Coughran
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assistant editorTrevor Schellinck
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sound editPaul Steffler
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sound designPaul Steffler
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original music writerJamie Alexander AlcornNance Ackerman
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original music performerJamie Alexander AlcornNance Ackerman
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music engineerAl Strickland
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archival researchCandice DesormeauxKatie McKay
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still photographyIsaiah Justason JacksonNance Ackerman
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online editorSteve Cook
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re-recordingJean Paul VialardShelley Craig
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transcription servicesLisa Clarke
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production coordinatorStephanie CoolenVanessa Larsen
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marketingCandice DesormeauxSusan Nosov
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centre administratorJohn William Lutz
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executive producerKent Martin
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