Ben Heppner: Moving Through Music

20165 min 30 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Randall Lloyd Okita

Production: David OppenheimAnita Lee

Script: Randall Lloyd Okita

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in co-operation with the National Arts Centre and the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation.

This short film gives us insight into the singing prowess of renowned tenor Ben Heppner, one of Canada’s pre-eminent musical ambassadors. Revealing his intimate connection to the power of performance, the film plays with scale and layers of sound, revisiting the architectural and sonic spaces that Heppner’s voice has inhabited throughout his remarkable career—from country churches to the major opera houses of the world.

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  • Music > Classical MusicOpera and OperettaPortraits

Credits


recipient
Ben Heppner
writer
Randall Lloyd Okita
director
Randall Lloyd Okita
producer
David Oppenheim
director of photography
Jackson Parrell
editing
Kyle Smith
production designer
Matthew Morgan
art department production assistant
Dustin Rabin
production manager
Tania Thompson
production coordinator
Jennifer Bertling
technical coordinator
Marcus Matyas
1st assistant camera
Jackson Yeung
key grip
TJ Richardson
Tony Ranieri
key gaffer
Ryan Hernandez
swing
Todd Thompson
sound recordist
Lodewijk Vos
wardrobe designer
Angela Thomas
makeup artist
Misty Fox
stills photographer
Dustin Rabin
production assistant
Sally Gillespie
Joseph Murray
Lindsay Zanatta
online editor
Kyle Smith
colourist
Kyle Smith
visual effects
Sam Javanrouh
Helen Thach
post picture facility
Eggplant Pictures
original music
Menalon
sound editing
Lodewijk Vos
Joseph Murray
sound mix studio
Eggplant Pictures
re-recording mixer
Ian Rodness
visual research
Elspeth Domville
music clearances
Erin Chisholm
supervising producer
Stéphanie L'Écuyer
production supervisor
Mark Wilson
studio administrator
Stefanie Brantner
executive producer
Anita Lee