Alone in the Abyss
2009
5 min
Coming soon
Drugs. They sneak into your life, into your veins. You wake up and you're all alone in the depths. But the Earth keeps turning. Since 2004, the travelling studios of Wapikoni Mobile have enabled Quebec First Nations youth to express themselves through videos and music. This short film was made with the guidance of these travelling studios and is part of the 2008 selection.
Details
Drugs. They sneak into your life, into your veins. You wake up and you're all alone in the depths. But the Earth keeps turning. Since 2004, the travelling studios of Wapikoni Mobile have enabled Quebec First Nations youth to express themselves through videos and music. This short film was made with the guidance of these travelling studios and is part of the 2008 selection.
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directorClaudie Ottawa
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assistant directorMarie-Pier Ottawa
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participantMarie-Pier OttawaSacha DubéMarie-Christine PetiquayLaval BrassardMarie-Pier DubéJean-Paul EchaquanNipinik EchaquanJanette FlamandMechtilde KazanyweninamaInes LopesJacqueline LazanoIphigénie Marcoux-FortierSandra MoarNoël NequadoFrantz NeveuMaggie NewashishMartin ParadisSuzanne St-LaurentKarine Van Ameringen
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screenplayClaudie Ottawa
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cameraClaudie OttawaMarie-Christine PetiquayMarie-Pier OttawaSacha Dubé
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sound recordingClaudie OttawaMarie-Christine PetiquayMarie-Pier OttawaSacha Dubé
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video editingClaudie OttawaMarie-Pier OttawaIphigénie Marcoux-Fortier
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sound editingClaudie OttawaMarie-Pier OttawaIphigénie Marcoux-Fortier
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on-set photographyNick-Evan FlamandMarie-Pier OttawaMarie-Christine PetiquayInes Lopes
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original musicPascal Ottawa
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internFrédéric JulienKrystelle AsselinAudrey BélangerÉmilie DayMarie-Ève GrignonClaudia HébertMagalie IpinaCindy Lessard
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social workerInes Lopes
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aboriginal coordinatorHugo Ottawa
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filmmaker mentorIphigénie Marcoux-FortierKarine Van Ameringen
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general directorManon Barbeau
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project creatorManon Barbeau
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producerManon BarbeauPatricia Bergeron
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financingLucille Veilleux
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partnerships developmentLucille Veilleux
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administratorYouri MourogJohanne Dubuc
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general coordinatorHubert Neault
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field operationsSarah LalondeMarie-Ève Grignon
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administrative assistantCéline BrassardSara Doré
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financing assistantSandrine Berger
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post-productionSébastien Pichette
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computer supervisorThierry GendronAlexandre Le Mouël
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video supervisorThierry GendronAlexandre Le Mouël
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sound supervisorThierry GendronAlexandre Le Mouël
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mechanical supervisionSébastien Tremblay
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projectionSébastien Tremblay
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distributionSophie Soukaïna GhanemCéleste FabricioJolyanne Mathieu
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accountingPierre-Claude BeaucageMaryse-Chantal Brazeau
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assistantSylvia ClermontJosée Bélanger
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websiteGaétan Boucher
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sweeteningDaniel Toussaint
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online editingDenis Pilon
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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translationLeah Kosatzky
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subtitlesLeah Kosatzky
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technical coordinatorJean-François Laprise
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administrative teamMirabelle BélangerDominique BrunetLise Lévesque
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associate producerMaryse Chapdelaine
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executive producerManon BarbeauYves BisaillonRavida Din
Education
Ages 13 to 16
Health/Personal Development - Mental Health/Stress/Suicide
Health/Personal Development - Substance Use and Abuse/Addiction
The subject matter, drugs, speaks to the sensitivity of one group toward a problem that is widespread in isolated communities. To value the expression of feelings, assign students an introspective essay about a sorrowful experience that made them realize that “the world keeps turning.” This can be followed up with a discussion on drug use and the difference between occasional momentary pleasure and the harm that comes with abuse.