Tying Your Own Shoes
2009
16 min
Coming soon
This short animated documentary offers an intimate glimpse into the exceptional mindsets and emotional lives of four adult artists with Down Syndrome. An artful, four-way essay about ability, film explores how it feels to be a little bit unusual. In her follow-up to her award-winning film, John and Michael, filmmaker Shira Avni pursues a deeper understanding of esteem and disability by inviting Petra, Matthew, Daninah, and Katherine to consider their pasts, relationships and ambitions.
Details
This short animated documentary offers an intimate glimpse into the exceptional mindsets and emotional lives of four adult artists with Down Syndrome. An artful, four-way essay about ability, film explores how it feels to be a little bit unusual.
In her follow-up to her award-winning film, John and Michael, filmmaker Shira Avni pursues a deeper understanding of esteem and disability by inviting Petra, Matthew, Daninah, and Katherine to consider their pasts, relationships and ambitions.
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writerShira Avni
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directorShira Avni
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storyMatthew BrotherwoodDaninah CumminsKatherine NewtonPetra Tolley
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animationMatthew BrotherwoodDaninah CumminsKatherine NewtonPetra Tolley
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supporting animationShira AvniLillian ChanJonathan Ng
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editorCarrie Haber
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original musicLuigi Allemano
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sound designLuigi Allemano
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musicianLuigi AllemanoMichael BérardMariane CroteauDave LaingShawn MativetskyCatherine MeunierJohn Roney
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foleyKarla Baumgardner
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music recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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foley recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingShelley Craig
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digital imaging specialistSusan GourleyPierre Plouffe
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digital artistFred CasiaRandall FinnertySarah Marchand
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location audioSalim Hammad
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location videoSalim Hammad
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online editingDenis Gathelier
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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technical co-ordinationJulie Laperrière
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production coordinationRosalina Di Sario
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administrationGisèle Guilbault
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marketing managerMia Desroches
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executive producerDavid Verrall
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producerMichael Fukushima
Education
Ages 15 to 17
Study Guide - Guide 1
Diversity - Identity
Ethics and Religious Culture - Ethical Values
Lead a discussion on living in harmony, showing tolerance and accepting differences, particularly in regard to people with Down syndrome. Show that these young people struggle with some of the same problems as anyone else, and want to love and be loved, find acceptance and realize their fullest potential as individuals in society
