Petra's Poem
In this short film, Toronto artist Petra Tolley, who has Down syndrome, performs a soliloquy that encapsulates her distinctive take on the social self. Drawing from her emotional experiences, she illustrates what it feels like to be “in the middle.” Employing rotoscopy, hand-drawn animation techniques and subtle stereoscopic 3D, the film captures Petra as she engages the camera with unflinching directness and dignity.
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Petra's Poem, Shira Avni, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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Credits
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poem writingPetra Tolley
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performerPetra TolleyMatthew BrotherwoodDaninah CumminsKenneth FreemanAmy GlassNicholas HerdAldene HussettKatherine NewtonAngela RadfordSean RowleyKaty SparlingKatie TannerPaul Wong
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directorShira Avni
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writerShira Avni
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original drawingsPetra Tolley
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animationShira AvniPaul Tom
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additional animationDominique DoktorHan Han Li
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choreographyShira AvniPetra Tolley
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cinematographyCarrie Haber
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editingCarrie Haber
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lightingRobert DiVito
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studioRobert DiVito
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camera assistantDan ThornhillPaul Tom
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sound designLuigi Allemano
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original musicLuigi Allemano
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musicianLina AllemanoLuigi AllemanoTimothy Bruce HallidayMaude LussierMadeleine MessierChristian PrévostJulie Triquet
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foleyKarla Baumgardner
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post-productionÉloi ChampagneRandall FinnertyDenis GathelierSusan Gourley
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music recordingGeoffrey MitchellMathieu Leroux
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foley recordingGeoffrey MitchellMathieu Leroux
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re-recordingShelley Craig
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stereoscopic 3DBenoît ChagnonMunro FergusonKyler KellyPaul KroitorMaral MohammadianIsabelle Painchaud
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technical coordinationSteve HalléJulie Laperrière
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administrationRosalina Di SarioGisèle GuilbaultElaine Largie
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executive producerRoddy McManusDavid Verrall
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producerShira AvniMichael Fukushima
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