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