A Delicate Balance

20181 h 15 min 43 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Christine Chevarie-Lessard

Production: Chantal LafleurNathalie CloutierGeneviève Thibert (Productions Avenida)Colette Loumède

Script: Christine Chevarie-Lessard

Co-produced by Productions Avenida and The National Film Board of Canada.

Filmed from the point of view of its young subjects, A Delicate Balance takes an introspective look at the lives of four dancers on the cusp of adolescence—that critical time in one’s life when childhood fantasies begin to collide with the realities of being an adult. A tender and captivating documentary in which students of the École supérieure de ballet du Québec candidly tell their stories and share their hopes and dreams.

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Subject categories


  • Children and Youth > Arts Activities
  • Dance > Ballet
  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Japanese Origins
  • Arts Education > Dance
  • Health/Personal Development > Human Growth and DevelopmentIdentity

Credits


writer
Christine Chevarie-Lessard
director
Christine Chevarie-Lessard
participant
Shô Araki
Camille Charbonneau
Lola Lafrance-Oliveras
Emma Monnier
Samuel Abramian
Nahamie Blondin
Calista Caron
Natalia Chatilova
Gabrielle Chevalier
Anne Dryburgh
Aurélie Fortin
Angélie Gamache
Emma Garau Cima
Nathalie Gérard
Ania Jastrzebska
Marina Koutchouk
Catherine Lafortune
Pierre Lapointe
André Laprise
Margot McComber
Arnaud Mongeon
François N. Gagné
Anaïs Roy
Lesya Samar
Charlotte Ta
producer
Chantal Lafleur
Nathalie Cloutier
Geneviève Thibert
executive producer
Colette Loumède
director of photography
François Vincelette
supplementary footage
Rénald Bellemare
Nicolas Canniccioni
Évangéline De Pas
Alex Margineanu
Geneviève Thibert
sound recording
Richard Lavoie
Catherine Van Der Donckt
additional sound
Marco Fania
Christine Lebel
Martyne Morin
France Poliseno
production manager
Évangéline De Pas
Geneviève Thibert
Isabelle Courval
technical advisor - camera
Steve Hallé
editing
Vincent Guignard
editing intern
Anne Bernier
technical support - editing
Pierre Dupont
Isabelle Painchaud
Patrick Trahan
online editing
Yannick Carrier
original music
Jérôme Minière
sound design
Catherine Van Der Donckt
sound editing
Benoît Dame
Jérémie Jones
foley
Stéphane Cadotte
additional foley
Audrey Savaria
foley recording
Luc Léger
re-recording
Shelley Craig
titles
Mélanie Bouchard
interview transcription
Mylène Dalpé
translation
CNST
subtitling
CNST
animation
Kameleidoscope
Gabrielle Le Blanc
Francisco Novero
direction, animation and compositing
SteGo
camera assistant
Alexandre Fréchette
choregraphy
Kunal Ranchod
dancer
Elljay Timmangen
dressmaker
Jill Meuris
props
Annie-Claude Gagnon
production assistant
Marie-Ève Laliberté
production accountant
Élaine Sarrazin
legal advisor
Marie-Josée Harel
Charles Gagnon-Pradier
Christian Pitchen
music rights clearance
Josée-Anne Tremblay
marketing manager
Judith Lessard-Bérubé
marketing manager - assistance
Jolène Lessard
administrator
Sia Koukoulas
production coordinator
Chinda Phommarinh
Gabrielle Dupont
administrative assistant
Pascale Savoie-Brideau
technical coordinator
Mira Mailhot
Daniel Lord
line production
Mélanie Lasnier

Awards


  • Women Inmates' AwardRencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal
  • Prix Coup de Coeur du JuryCanadian Film Festival