Still Longshots
This documentary demonstrates the transformative power of video through the stories of four at-risk youths. These young people have issues ranging from addiction to a life spent on the street, or in foster homes. In learning to make videos about their lives, they've discovered a creative outlet that allows them to heal. The group completes their experience by spending a weekend with a group of former street kids who did a similar workshop a decade earlier. Now in their 30s, they share their stories with their younger counterparts. Surprising, and often disturbing, parallels emerge between the two groups, along with …
This documentary demonstrates the transformative power of video through the stories of four at-risk youths. These young people have issues ranging from addiction to a life spent on the street, or in foster homes. In learning to make videos about their lives, they've discovered a creative outlet that allows them to heal.
The group completes their experience by spending a weekend with a group of former street kids who did a similar workshop a decade earlier. Now in their 30s, they share their stories with their younger counterparts. Surprising, and often disturbing, parallels emerge between the two groups, along with glimmers of hope for the youth.
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directorDavid FinchMaureen Marovitch
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writerMaureen Marovitch
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director of photographyRénald BellemareBill Kerrigan
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picture editorDenise Beaudoin
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producerDan EmeryDavid FinchGermaine Ying Gee Wong
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executive producerSally BochnerRavida Din
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associate producerAisling Chin-Yee
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production managerAndrea Feder
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additional cameraNathalie LasselinJon DeitcherDavid Finch
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sound recordistKyle StanfieldJean-Denis DaoustDavid Finch
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production assistantYves PlanteMarek BaggaSia KoukoulasMiya Kondo
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post-production supervisorDavid Oxilia
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post-production coordinatorLinda Payette
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online editorDavid Oxilia
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special effects editorJon Deitcher
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musical scoreMartin TétreaultPierre Yves Drapeau
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sound designPierre Yves Drapeau
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sound mixerGeoffrey Mitchell
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post-production sound studioAudio Postproduction SPR Inc.
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SPR voice talent coordinationLaurence Corman
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SPR voice recordingBenoit Duquette
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infographicsLouise Overy
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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loggingYves Plante
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digitizingYves Plante
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digital editing technicianAriel SantanaPierre DupontIsabelle PainchaudOchelle Greenidge
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transcriberGabrielle PépinMarie DietlinJimmy MedellinIsolde Legare
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production accountantArline Sabbah
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production administratorMarie Tonto-DonatiNickie Merulla
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marketing managerMoira Keigher
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translatorIsolde Legare
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legalSam CoppolaJoseph SistoRemy Khouzam
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production consultantIna Fichman
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still photographerLiam Maloney
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workshop participantÉdith BergeronMarie-Michelle BergeronRené BouffardBeat (Brian) ChamberlandDavid DéraspeMarie-Lou FréchetteJannick MorencyDave Zakal
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workshop leaderDidier BerryChristian DurandKorbett Matthews
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participantVictor DerryScott EllisJeanette EmburyLuc EssiambreHarmony HubertCarrie MunshawRandy Rosenberg
Warning: Intravenous drug use, drug use, swearing (fuck). This documentary can inspire research, discussion, projects and entry points for developing deeper understandings of at-risk youth and media production as an outlet. How can media production be a tool that uplifts at-risk youth and creates pathways towards a more hopeful and healthy future? Why is it essential to have a long-term continuum of social support for at-risk youth rather than short-term initiatives? What social programs or initiatives are currently available to inspire hope and opportunity for at-risk youth in urban areas? How can learning people’s backstory create deeper understanding of the negative social impacts that they may face? Can learning the backstory of individuals and groups increase empathy and action towards social programming that encourage resilience and hope? What is a cycle of abandonment and how can this cycle be broken? Does the lure of material wealth encourage at-risk youth to partake in illicit money-making ventures? What is the correlation between children in foster care and at-risk homeless youth?
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Still Longshots, David Finch & Maureen Marovitch, provided by the National Film Board of Canada