Skip to content
New release
Coming
None
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
2003
1 h 28 min
Leaving soon
This feature documentary offers a whimsical tour through the history of Chinese magicians and performers in the Western world. Long Tack Sam was an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician who overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme racism and world wars to become one of the most successful acts of his time. Filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming travels the globe searching for the story of her great-grandfather, the cosmopolitan Long Tack Sam. A celebration of the spirit of Long Tack Sam's magic and art, this richly textured first-person road movie is an exhilarating testament to his legacy and a …
This feature documentary offers a whimsical tour through the history of Chinese magicians and performers in the Western world. Long Tack Sam was an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician who overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme racism and world wars to become one of the most successful acts of his time. Filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming travels the globe searching for the story of her great-grandfather, the cosmopolitan Long Tack Sam. A celebration of the spirit of Long Tack Sam's magic and art, this richly textured first-person road movie is an exhilarating testament to his legacy and a prismatic tour through the 20th Century.
-
writerAnn Marie Fleming
-
directorAnn Marie Fleming
-
producerAnn Marie FlemingSvend-Erik Eriksen
-
executive producerRina Fraticelli
-
editorAnn Marie FlemingIleana Pietrobruno
-
music composerPatric Caird
-
cinematographerAnn Marie Fleming
-
animation servicesGlobal Mechanic
-
production servicesGlobal Mechanic
-
animation supervisorBruce Alcock
-
animationNathaniel AkinBruce AlcockCesare BattistaHannah ChoMark CutlerTed DaveHillary DennyIain GardnerIan GodfreyScott KibornRuby Li LongCeile ProwsePatrick SiemerTim StubyTed TozerJorge VelosoYounger Yang
-
illustrationsNathaniel AkinBruce AlcockCesare BattistaHannah ChoMark CutlerTed DaveHillary DennyIain GardnerIan GodfreyScott KibornRuby Li LongCeile ProwsePatrick SiemerTim StubyTed TozerJorge VelosoYounger Yang
-
colouringNathaniel AkinBruce AlcockCesare BattistaHannah ChoMark CutlerTed DaveHillary DennyIain GardnerIan GodfreyScott KibornRuby Li LongCeile ProwsePatrick SiemerTim StubyTed TozerJorge VelosoYounger Yang
-
designNathaniel AkinBruce AlcockCesare BattistaHannah ChoMark CutlerTed DaveHillary DennyIain GardnerIan GodfreyScott KibornRuby Li LongCeile ProwsePatrick SiemerTim StubyTed TozerJorge VelosoYounger Yang
-
comics designerJulian Lawrence
-
sound designMX Solutions Inc.
-
voice editorDan Gagnon
-
effects editorDan Gagnon
-
sound mixerShawn Pierce
-
music mixerShawn Pierce
-
musicianCoco AlcornDoug BalfourDavid BernsteinMiles BlackGraham BoyleTom ColcloughDennis EssonMark FerrisDeanna GestrinMiles hillJohn PayneBill RungeRobbie SteiningerRon ThompsonBrad TurnerCameron Wilson
-
music - performanceSilk Road Music
-
music performerFeng Jun WangJian Ming PanQiu Xia HeRong JunAndré Thibault
-
lyricsPatric CairdAnn Marie FlemingFeng Jun WangQiu Xia HeRong Jun
-
voiceBill MeilenAlessandro Juliani
-
narratorAnn Marie Fleming
-
voice recordingWayne Kozak Studios
-
assistant editorTed Tozer
-
second assistant editorBethany Handfeld
-
executive consultantPeggy Case
-
script consultantMichael Gross
-
production managerElizabeth MurrayTina Ouellette
-
production co-ordinatorMelissa Riley
-
assistant to the producerGlace W. LawrenceCeile Prowse
-
clearancesJulie BurtinshawJudith DownesAngela GramsElizabeth KlinckStanley OttensteinMelissa Riley
-
production accountingFion Yung
-
legal consultantOri Kowarsky
-
scanningZachery LongboyTammie Yamada
-
video digitizingBrendan Woollard
-
colour timerGary Shaw