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April Hubbard: Leading by Example
20254 min 43 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Monique LeBlanc
Production: Christine Aubé (National Film Board of Canada)Nathalie Cloutier (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: Monique LeBlanc
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation.
April Hubbard transforms artistic spaces in this compelling documentary, which follows her trajectory from excluded performer to revolutionary force in Nova Scotia’s arts scene. With unwavering determination, Hubbard shatters perceptions through captivating performances while creating accessible opportunities for all artists. As the first disabled chair of the Halifax Fringe Festival and co-founder of DisabilityX, she embodies creative liberation that transcends physical limitations, proving that true artistic vision knows no boundaries.
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Subject categories
- People with disabilities > Artists with Disabilities
- Health and Medicine > Coping with Illness and Dying
- Social Issues > Health and Illness
- Sexuality and Reproduction > Sexual minorities (2SLGBTQ+ people)
- Women > Social Action
- Women - Portraits > Visual Arts and Crafts
Credits
- recipient
- April Hubbard
- writer
- Monique LeBlanc
- director
- Monique LeBlanc
- producer
- Christine Aubé
- line producer
- Geneviève Duguay
- director of photography
- Evar Simon
- sound recordist
- Ian Thomson
- titles
- Cynthia Ouellet
- editing
- Julien Cadieux
- sound editing
- Dennis Morton
- re-recording
- Isabelle Lussier
- online editing
- Serge Verreault
- translation
- difuze
- subtitling
- difuze
- transcription
- Pro Documents
- coordinator, PCDM Branch
- Marcia Seebaran
- legal counsel
- Julie Patry
- archival research and clearances
- Emma Brunet
- music research and clearances
- Emma Brunet
- administrator
- Karine Desmeules
- senior production coordinator
- Audrey Rétho
- technical coordinator
- Jean-François Laprise
- Daniel Lord
- Stéphanie Quevillon
- technical support - editing
- Pierre Dupont
- Albert Kurian
- Patrick Trahan
- executive producer
- Nathalie Cloutier