Conviction

20191 h 17 min 56 secFilm: Documentary

14A

Direction: Nance AckermanAriella PahlkeTeresa MacInnes

Production: Annette Clarke (National Film Board of Canada)Teresa MacInnes (Sea to Sea Productions Ltd.)Jordana Ross

Script: Nance AckermanAriella PahlkeTeresa MacInnes

Produced in association with ICI RDI, ICI Télé, Documentary Channel, the National Film Board of Canada and Sea to Sea Productions Ltd.

Conviction envisions alternatives to prison through the eyes of women behind bars and those fighting on the front lines of the decarceration movement. Not another ‘broken prison’ film, this collaboration is a ‘broken society’ film—an ambitious and inspired re-build of our community, from the inside out. The film compels viewers to examine why we imprison the most vulnerable among us, and at what cost.

Subject categories


  • Law and Crime > Prisons and PrisonersWomen and the Legal System
  • Psychology and Psychiatry > Women
  • Social Studies > Contemporary Issues
  • Civics/Citizenship > Federal/Provincial Government
  • Health/Personal Development > Mental Health/Stress/SuicideSubstance Use and Abuse/Addiction

Credits


writer
Nance Ackerman
Ariella Pahlke
Teresa MacInnes
director
Nance Ackerman
Ariella Pahlke
Teresa MacInnes
featuring
Caitlin Hill
Bianca Mercer
Treena Smith
Laura Toney
Kim Pate
Tanya Bignell
Chrisma Denny
Jennifer Devouge
MJ Jarvis
Mary Keeping
Ashley Loppie
Natasha Pace
Jen Sims
Ashley Slaunwhite
Susan Ayles
Carrie Beazley
Stephanie Duncan
Shannon Ferguson
Margaret Hill
Darlene MacEachern
Judy Obersi
Anne Sinclair
Tasha Smith
CJ Stevens
Wanda Thomas Bernard
Vanya Trimper
Stephanie White
producer
Annette Clarke
Teresa MacInnes
director of photography
Nance Ackerman
location sound recordist
Ariella Pahlke
editor
Nance Ackerman
Teresa MacInnes
sound design
Nance Ackerman
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
original music
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
additional music
Nance Ackerman
Ashelin
Jamie Alcorn
Malik Beals
videos/stills
Caitlin Hill
Bianca Mercer
Treena Smith
Laura Toney
additional cinematography
Becky Parsons
Teresa MacInnes
Ariella Pahlke
Anthony Von Seck
production manager
Megan Wennberg
production intern
Jessica Hirtle
transcription
Lisa Clarke
logo design
Megan Green
social media community management
Jude MacInnes
research
Nance Ackerman
Teresa MacInnes
Ariella Pahlke
consulting editor
Ricardo Acosta
assistant editor
Jordan Kawai
Meagan Brown
Brad Rivers
additional location sound recording
Teresa MacInnes
Nance Ackerman
location music recordist
Kaliyan Palmer
music facilitator
Antonia Pigot
spoken word facilitator
El Jones
on-line colourist
Doug Woods
assistant on-line editor
Robert Carrigan
closed captioning
Carter Thurber
title design
Ron McDougall
title animation
Ron McDougall
legal
Robert Aske
insurance
Paul Lipkus
production bookkeeper
Lorne Armstrong
production accountant
Patricia Dyson
interim financing
Nan MacDonald
Dan Spry
re-recording
Jean-Paul Vialard
additional re-recording
Shelley Craig
music mixer
François Arbour
foley artist
Karla Baumgardner
dialogue editor
Pierre-Yves Drapeau
studio maven
Tristan Capacchione
additional dialogue editor
Tristan Capacchione
assistant sound editor
Sandy Pinteus
pro tools assistant
Emre Ekici
musician
Jamie Alcorn
Alexis Dumais
Sheila Hannigan
Jonah Fortune
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
Kaliyan Palmer
Sarah Paige
vocals
Nance Ackerman
Lou Babin
Kathy Kennedy
Kiah Ellis Durity
Linda Orefice
Cassy Palmer
Kaliyan Palmer
Joesie Palmer
Shaelin Palmer
Rhetta Parnas
Danielle Savage
Alexandra Tibbitts
production coordinator
Cheryl Murgatroyd
technical coordinator
Chris MacIntosh
Daniel Lord
digital editing technician
Isabelle Painchaud
Pierre Dupont
Patrick Trahan
sound technician
Bernard Belley
production supervisor
Roz Power
studio administrator
Camila Blos
Leslie Anne Poyntz
marketing manager
Johanna Lessard
publicist
Patricia Dillon-Moore
legal counsel
Dominique Aubry
senior director, programming news, French services
Pierre Tremblay
senior director
Sandra Kleinfeld
production executive
Jordana Ross
executive producer
Annette Clarke
Teresa MacInnes
executive director
Michelle van Beusekom

Awards


  • Best Atlantic Canadian FilmmakerLunenburg Docfest