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Thanadoula

Robin McKenna

2020 6 min

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Layering real-life details with an otherworldly magic, Thanadoula recounts the story of an end-of-life doula brought to her calling through the loss of her beloved sister.

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Layering real-life details with an otherworldly magic, Thanadoula recounts the story of an end-of-life doula brought to her calling through the loss of her beloved sister.

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Credits

• writer
  Robin McKenna
  
• director
  Robin McKenna
  
• participation
  Natalie Eskenazy
  
  Gabor Maté
  
• art direction
  Élise Simard
  
• compositing
  Élise Simard
  
• rotoscopy
  Sharron Mirsky
  
• animation
  Sharron Mirsky
  
• visual development
  Daniel Gies
  
• animatic
  Daniel Gies
  
• digital backgounds
  Daniel Gies
  
• sound design
  Olivier Calvert
  
• original music
  Rebecca Foon
  
• musician
  Daniel Gies
  
  Rebecca Foon
  
• music recording
  Pietro Amato
  
• music mix
  Pietro Amato
  
• re-recording
  Isabelle Lussier
  
• editing
  Sharron Mirsky
  
  Élise Simard
  
• additional editing
  Terra Long
  
  Nicolas Renaud
  
• camera
  Mark Morgenstern
  
• technical director
  Éloi Champagne
  
• online editing
  Serge Verreault
  
• titles
  Mélanie Bouchard
  
• credits
  Mélanie Bouchard
  
• technical coordination
  Randall Finnerty
  
  Luc Binette
  
  Maud Chayer
  
• studio administrator
  Rosalina Di Sario
  
• senior production coordinator
  Dominique Forget
  
• studio coordinator
  Barry Ahmad
  
  Faisal Moula
  
• marketing manager
  Melissa Wheeler
  
• marketing coordinator
  Michelle Rozon
  
• publicist
  Jennifer Mair
  
• producer
  Robin McKenna
  
  Jelena Popovic
  
• executive producer
  Michael Fukushima
  

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