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Thanadoula

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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Two sisters entwined by love. When Annie disappears, her younger sister, Natalie, seeks her out in an unconventional way: as a thanadoula, accompanying the dying in their final stages. Between their slow and final breaths, Natalie finds a bridge between life and death and, ultimately, a pathway to her sister.

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  • 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
Thanadoula
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