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Sanctuary

2005 12 min
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A program for emerging filmmakers to make high impact, low budget docs. Sanctuary tells the story of Sergio Loreto, who has lived in Canada for 18 years, but is now seeking sanctuary in a Toronto church so not be deported to Guatemala.

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A program for emerging filmmakers to make high impact, low budget docs. Sanctuary tells the story of Sergio Loreto, who has lived in Canada for 18 years, but is now seeking sanctuary in a Toronto church so not be deported to Guatemala.
Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism Social Issues All subjects
  • writer
    Jamie Escallon-Buraglia
  • director
    Jamie Escallon-Buraglia
  • producer
    Peter Starr
  • editor
    Katharine Asals
  • director of photography
    Stanislaw Barua
  • sound recordist
    Adrian Tucker
    Christopher Miller
  • music
    Diego Marulanda
  • research
    Marta Pinzon
  • production assistant
    Dan Thornhill
  • audio post facility
    Kitchen Sync Digital Audio
  • sound editor
    Alan Geldart
  • re-recording mixer
    Kevin Tokar
  • on-line services
    Imarion
  • online editor
    Dan Johnston
  • colourist
    Dan Johnston
  • production stills photographer
    Jag Gundu
  • budget officer
    Ida Di Fruscia
  • senior production administration assistant
    Joanne Forrest
  • production secretary
    Corinne Herman
  • technical coordinator
    Mark Wilson
  • marketing manager
    Sue Mander
  • production coordinator
    Anousheh Showleh
  • production supervisor
    Kemp Archibald
  • line production
    Douglas MacFarlane
  • executive producer
    Silva Basmajian

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