Nomad's Land
2007
52 min
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Meet an Air Force wife who discovers that she married into a lifestyle she hadn't chosen. When her husband joined the Air Force, Claire Corriveau discovered a world where everything was subordinate to the needs of the Canadian Forces. Her first film, the feature documentary Nomad's Land, powerfully depicts the hard existence of military wives. Isolated, often lonely, forced to move repeatedly, these women have little control over their lives. This explosive film reminds us that they are the first collateral damage of an institution that, without their sacrifices and backstage work, would be unable to do its work. Their …
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Meet an Air Force wife who discovers that she married into a lifestyle she hadn't chosen. When her husband joined the Air Force, Claire Corriveau discovered a world where everything was subordinate to the needs of the Canadian Forces. Her first film, the feature documentary Nomad's Land, powerfully depicts the hard existence of military wives.
Isolated, often lonely, forced to move repeatedly, these women have little control over their lives. This explosive film reminds us that they are the first collateral damage of an institution that, without their sacrifices and backstage work, would be unable to do its work. Their unsung contributions come at a high personal price. In French with English subtitles.
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participantAlexa Brind'Amour RiffouCamélia Brind'Amour RiffouChristina Brind'AmourGabriel Brind'Amour RiffouDiana Brossmer-BergeronPatricia Colbert-HouleIsabelle DugasNancy FillionDeborah HarrisonNathalie LabrecqueLucie LalibertéÉric LalondeGlenda Leduc-AlchornMarie-Claude MichaudLinda ParentClaude PigeonRick PitreLarry William RichardsonCharles RiffouJulie SéguinDany St-LaurentMélanie TanguayCaroline Trudel
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directorClaire Corriveau
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writerClaire Corriveau
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researcherClaire Corriveau
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production managerDoris Lapierre
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narrationHelen King
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narration recordistLuc Léger
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voice recording directorKathleen Fleming
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script consultantGeorgette Duchaine
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director of photographyMichel La VeauxGeoffroy BeaucheminAlex MargineanuFrançois GamacheJan Zuchlinski
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camera assistantMarie-Andrée Pâquet
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soundMarcel FraserSylvain ArsenaultPierre Bouchard
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electricianSteve Renaud
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editingPetra Valier
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assistant editorAngela Fong
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sound editingDaniel Toussaint
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foleyLise Wedlock
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subtitlesKathleen Fleming
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original musicDaniel Bouliane
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musicianDaniel BoulianeKen MahoneyMario Gilbert
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singerSherri Harding
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online editingDavid Oxilia
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re-recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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marketing officerMia DesrochesJulie Arseneault
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administratorJohanne DubucManon Provencher
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administrative teamVanessa EmamAlexandrine Torres de Figueiredo
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technical coordinatorSamuel LambertBrigitte Sénéchal
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line producerJocelyne Dignard-Saleh
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post-productionAnne-Marie Rocher
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producerClaudette Jaiko
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executive producerClaudette JaikoJacques Turgeon
Education
Ages 12 to 17
Civics/Citizenship - Human Rights
Family Studies/Home Economics - Adolescent Development
Family Studies/Home Economics - Child Development
Family Studies/Home Economics - Family Diversity and Challenges
Health/Personal Development - Human Growth and Development
Science - Biology
Brainstorm the idea of a military family’s lifestyle. What do students know about the hardships that accompany this way of life? Discuss the compromises that families must make to accommodate a parent’s military career. Have a discussion around the idea of wives considered to be “collateral damage” and vulnerable to the power of the military machine. Identify the loss of human rights for military spouses, who are usually women.