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These Forgotten Voices

2008 43 min
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Here's a concert with a difference: The fifteen singers all have mental health problems. Yet they've recorded a CD and have performed on stage in front of 500 people. Filmmaker Blaise Barrette spent a year with them, filming their confidence-building adventure. From the difficult first singing lessons to the highly successful concert, Ces voix oubliées bears witness to an amazing change in the participants. An inspiring documentary that defies prejudice. In French with English subtitles.

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Here's a concert with a difference: The fifteen singers all have mental health problems. Yet they've recorded a CD and have performed on stage in front of 500 people. Filmmaker Blaise Barrette spent a year with them, filming their confidence-building adventure. From the difficult first singing lessons to the highly successful concert, Ces voix oubliées bears witness to an amazing change in the participants. An inspiring documentary that defies prejudice. In French with English subtitles.

  • participation
    Carl Boucher
    Claude Doiron
    Claudette Lehoux
    Danny Martin
    Denise Corriveau
    Diane Chevalier
    Gilbert Pitre
    Guy Charbonneau
    Johanne Beauregard
    Johanne Duquette
    Jonathan Guillemet
    Lorraine Mazerolle
    Mireille Carpentier
    Pierre Cloutier
    Raymonde Lavoie
    Serge-Vincent Raymond
    Sylvie Martel
  • direction
    Blaise Barrette
  • camera
    Blaise Barrette
    Les Productions Un Monde à Part inc.
  • location sound
    Blaise Barrette
    Les Productions Un Monde à Part inc.
  • additional camera
    Les Productions Louis Blais
    Les Productions Raoul Efficace
  • production assistant
    Sandra D'Aoûst
  • image editing
    Jean-Guy Dupéré
    Blaise Barrette
  • sound editing
    Olivier Calvert
  • original music
    Yves Laferrière
  • digital editing technician
    Danielle Raymond
    Isabelle Painchaud
  • online editing
    Yannick Carrier
  • titles
    Gaspard Gaudreau
  • translation
    Christine York
  • subtitles
    Christine York
  • re-recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • marketing manager
    Julie Arseneault
  • marketing manager - assistance
    Karine Sévigny
  • administrator
    Johanne Dubuc
  • production coordinator
    Mirabelle Bélanger
  • administrative staff
    Dominique Brunet
    Lise Lévesque
  • technical coordinator
    Jean-François Laprise
  • associate producer
    Maryse Chapdelaine
  • executive producer
    Yves Bisaillon
  • producer
    Patricia Bergeron

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Education

Ages 13 to 18
School subjects

Lesson Launcher - Pre-Viewing 

While Viewing 

  • What elements of your ideal society exist in this music community? 

Post Viewing 

  • Research different social programs that exist in your community for those with mental health issues. Categorize the social programs based on interests. 
  • Invite different staff and/or participants from the programs you researched to come to the class and share their experiences.
  • Prepare a list of questions for them or as a class and conduct an interview with them.