At the Wheel: After the Crash

19861 h 6 min 51 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Paul Cowan

Production: George PearsonJacques NadeauBarrie Howells

Script: Paul Cowan

Co-produced by Idéacom Inc. and the NFB with the participation of Société Radio-Canada and Telefilm Canada and with the financial assistance of the Insurance Bureau of Canada, le Groupement des assureurs automobiles, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Canadian Department of Justice, la Régie de l'assurance automobile du Québec, and Transport Canada.

After the Crash explores the effects that serious injuries have had on the lives of five accident victims, their families, and their friends. This segment was filmed from their arrivals at the Baltimore Shock Trauma Center through the long months of rehabilitation. Part one of the series.

Subject categories

  • Health and Medicine > Accidents, Emergencies and First AidHospitals and medical clinicsTreatment and Rehabilitation
  • Transportation > Car IndustriesRoad Networks and Infrastructures
  • Safety > Emergency ActionRoad TrafficTraffic Accidents
  • Foreign Countries > United States

Credits

director
Paul Cowan
script
Paul Cowan
producer
George Pearson
executive producer
Jacques Nadeau
Barrie Howells
cinematography
Paul Cowan
Mike Mahoney
sound
John Martin
editing
Judith Merritt
sound editing
Jackie Newell
animation
Sidney Goldsmith
narrator
Lister Sinclair
music
Alex Pauk
Alexina Louie