Becoming Labrador

20181 h 10 min 19 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Rohan FernandoTamara SeguraJustin Simms

Production: Annette ClarkeRohan FernandoKelly Davis

Script: Michael Crummey

In the stark Labrador interior, a growing number of Filipino workers have recently landed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, travelling halfway around the world for jobs they hope will offer their families new opportunities and a better life. Becoming Labrador follows a handful of those women and men as they make a place for themselves in Labrador while dealing with the unexpected costs of living far from their family.

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Subject categories


  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Asian OriginsImmigration Experience and Social Adjustment
  • Civics/Citizenship > Citizen Responsibilities
  • Social Studies > Communities in Canada/World
  • Diversity > Diversity in Communities
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Family Diversity and Challenges

Credits


featuring
The Hunter Family
Epitacia Bruce
The Verzosa Family
The Villanueva Family
director
Rohan Fernando
Tamara Segura
Justin Simms
writer
Michael Crummey
director of photography
Justin Simms
animation
Astroplastique
lead animator
Fred Casia
animator
Eva Cvijanovic
Hyun Jin Park
Élise Simard
editor
Hannele Halm
sound design
Mélanie Gauthier
original music
Asif Illyas
producer
Annette Clarke
Rohan Fernando
additional cinematography
Alfred Asuncion
Jacob Barker
Rohan Fernando
John Gaudi
sound recording
Mark Neary
Jhomar Ignacio
James Rillie
stills photography
John Gaudi
production manager
Tamara Segura
production assistant
Mylène Augustin
Marilyn Kukai Hunter
fixer
Alfred Asuncion
researcher
John Gaudi
Wanda Nolan
Navarana Igloliorte
translation
Jean Casia
transcription
Lisa Clarke
Tamara Segura
voice performer
Ameurfina Casia
narration recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
foley
Francis La Haye
foley recording
Luc Léger
assistant sound editor
Sandy Pinteus
music producer
Asif Illyas
Shehab Illyas
music performer
Asif Illyas
Shehab Illyas
musician
Asif Illyas
Shehab Illyas
Kirsty Money
throat singer
Echo Henoche
Althaya Solomon
production supervisor
Roz Power
technical coordinator
Daniel Lord
Christopher MacIntosh
assistant editor
John Feron
online editor
Serge Verreault
title design
Jacques Bertrand Simard
re-recording
Jean-Paul Vialard
production coordinator
Cheryl Murgatroyd
studio administrator
Camila Blos
Leslie Anne Poyntz
associate producer
Kelly Davis
marketing manager
Charles Pease
publicist
Patricia Dillon-Moore
legal counsel
Dominique Aubry
executive producer
Annette Clarke
executive director
Michelle van Beusekom

Awards


  • Jury’s Special MentionLabor Film Festival