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Love, Scott

2018 1 h 16 min
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While walking on the street one night in a small town in Canada, Scott Jones, a gay musician, is attacked and paralyzed from the waist down; what follows is a brave and fragile journey of healing and the transformation of a young man’s life. From the first raw moments in the hospital to a disquieting trip back to the place he was attacked, Scott is constantly faced with the choice of losing himself in waves of grief or embracing love over fear. Filmed over three years by Scott’s close friend, Love, Scott is an intimate and visually evocative window into …

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While walking on the street one night in a small town in Canada, Scott Jones, a gay musician, is attacked and paralyzed from the waist down; what follows is a brave and fragile journey of healing and the transformation of a young man’s life. From the first raw moments in the hospital to a disquieting trip back to the place he was attacked, Scott is constantly faced with the choice of losing himself in waves of grief or embracing love over fear. Filmed over three years by Scott’s close friend, Love, Scott is an intimate and visually evocative window into queer experience, set against a stunning score by Sigur Rós.

  • writer
    Laura Marie Wayne
  • director
    Laura Marie Wayne
  • story consultant
    Scott Jones
  • editor
    Laura Marie Wayne
    Marcos Caraballo
  • director of photography
    Laura Marie Wayne
  • sound design
    Mélanie Gauthier
  • music
    Sigur Ros
  • producer
    Annette Clarke
  • second camera
    Raul Prado
  • story editor
    Gabrielle Brady
    Hannele Halm
    Shane Boris
    Justin Simms
  • additional cinematography
    Christopher Ball
    Marcia Connolly
    Andrew MacCormack
    Diego Mejias
  • sound recordist
    Keith Henderson
    Gaston Saenz
    Alex Salter
    Laura Marie Wayne
  • stills photographer
    Charlotte Marchesseault
    Benjamin Murphy
  • production assistant
    Gabrielle Brady
    Erin Bell
    Sherise Jones
    Christopher Spencer-Lowe
  • narrator
    Laura Marie Wayne
  • transcription
    Lisa Clarke
    Lori Heath
    Jenna Ross
  • foley
    Alexis Farand
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • narration recording
    Luc Léger
  • dialogue editor
    Sandy Pinteus
  • assistant sound editor
    Sandy Pinteus
  • music mix
    Sindri Mar Sigfusson
  • music clearances
    Sylvia Mezei
  • production supervisor
    Roz Power
  • technical coordinator
    Jean-François Laprise
    Daniel Lord
    Chris MacIntosh
  • production coordinator
    Mylène Augustin
    Sarah Gignac
    Cheryl Murgatroyd
  • senior production coordinator
    Kelly Davis
  • program administrator
    Camila Blos
    Leslie Anne Poyntz
  • title design
    Cynthia Ouellet
  • online editor
    Serge Verreault
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • marketing manager
    Charles Pease
  • publicist
    Pat Dillon
  • legal counsel
    Dominique Aubry
  • executive producer
    Annette Clarke
  • executive director
    Michelle van Beusekom

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