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Dear Audrey
20211 h 29 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Jeremiah Hayes
Production: Jeremiah Hayes (Cineflix Media Inc.)André Barro (Cineflix Media Inc.)Annette Clarke (National Film Board of Canada)Katherine Buck (Cineflix Media Inc.)Glen Salzman (Cineflix Media Inc.)Pablo Salzman (Cineflix Media Inc.)
Script: Jeremiah HayesDaniel Diaz
A Cineflix Media Inc. Production in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.
Acclaimed activist-filmmaker Martin Duckworth has devoted his life to peace and justice. But now he’s put down his camera to fight for the most important cause he’s ever faced—caring for his wife, Audrey Schirmer, through the final stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Martin tirelessly embraces each new chapter with grace and resilience, demonstrating his unconditional loyalty as he finds new reasons to love her each day.
Dear Audrey weaves an intricate portrait of the couple’s gritty yet tender reality and takes us back to their adventures, from the front lines of the anti-Vietnam War protests to the hippie counterculture movement, using excerpts from Martin’s films and Audrey’s stunning photography.
The film is a powerful testament to Martin’s love and devotion, which deepens over the decades. While Audrey gradually fades away—and their autistic daughter, Jacqueline, struggles with her mother’s illness—Martin commits everything he’s got to making their lives creative and meaningful.
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Subject categories
- Families > Family Portraits
- Film and Video Arts > Fiction
- Seniors > Health and IllnessWomen
- Visual Arts > Photography
- Women - Portraits > Writing and Journalism
Credits
- director
- Jeremiah Hayes
- producer
- Jeremiah Hayes
- André Barro
- Annette Clarke
- writer
- Jeremiah Hayes
- editor
- Jeremiah Hayes
- cinematography
- Jeremiah Hayes
- location sound
- Jeremiah Hayes
- music composition
- Walker Grimshaw
- music player
- Patricio Böttcher
- Eric Heidbreder
- Nelson Moneo
- Samuel Bisson
- Andrew McLeod
- sound design
- Mélanie Gauthier
- visual effects supervisor
- Joshua Sherrett
- animation director
- Joshua Sherrett
- animation
- Joshua Sherrett
- Dan Buller
- animation post producer
- Yasmine Amor
- co-writer
- Daniel Diaz
- editing consultant
- Nicola Zavaglia
- Ai Umeda
- Arto Paragamian
- EVP Production & Administration
- Sherri Rufh
- EVP Post Production
- Lynn Van Rooyen
- post production supervisor
- Jacqueline Tam
- SVP Marketing & Communication
- Amber Baker
- senior manager, marketing & communications
- Katina Katadotis
- senior manager, publicity
- Vanessa Marra
- archival research
- Thea Toole
- Jeremiah Hayes
- online editing
- Serge Verreault
- graphic design
- Cynthia Ouellet
- Jacques Bertrand Simard
- music clearances
- Key of Harmony Music Publishing
- Katherina Huck
- Ann Mayall
- re-recording
- Isabelle Lussier
- foley artist
- Simon Meilleur
- foley recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- production supervisor
- Roz Power
- technical coordinator
- Daniel Lord
- Christopher MacIntosh
- digital editing technician
- Marie-Josée Gourde
- Pierre Dupont
- Patrick Trahan
- sound technician
- Bernard Belley
- senior production coordinator
- Cheryl Murgatroyd
- studio administrator
- Leslie Anne Poyntz
- marketing manager
- Jamie Hammond
- marketing coordinator
- Jolène Lessard
- publicist
- Jennifer Mair
- legal counsel
- Dominique Aubry
- participation
- Denise Albert
- Fatima Banane
- Evelyne Brochu
- Nicole Duong
- Martin Duckworth
- Marya Duckworth
- Sylvia Duckworth
- David Fennario
- Dylan Hetherington
- Natascha Thiara Rydvald
- Khai Parchment
- Satu Repo
- Anana Rydvald
- Marianna Rydvald
- Michael Rubbo
- Audrey Schirmer
- Danielle Schirmer
- Jacqueline Schirmer
- David Whiteside
- executive producer
- Katherine Buck
- Annette Clarke
- Glen Salzman
- Pablo Salzman
Awards
- People's Choice AwardRencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal
- Cercle d’or de meilleur documentaireFestival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke
- Grand Prix DocumentaryRising Sun International Film Festival
- Best EditingWorld Film Festival (ONLINE)
- Excellence in Editing AwardDocs Without Borders Film Festival
- Meilleur film documentaireGala Québec Cinéma
- Meilleur montage- film documentaireGala Québec Cinéma
- Best of Documentary- FeatureIndy Film Fest
- Shapiro Family Philanthropic AwardFilm Festival
- Silver Winner- Best Feature DocumentaryFilm Awards
- Best Editing of a DocumentaryInternational Film Festival