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Fernand's Christmas
202510 min 23 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: François Pierre Breau
Production: Nathalie Cloutier (National Film Board of Canada)Christine Aubé (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: François Pierre Breau
A National Film Board of Canada production.
Supported by his close-knit family, Fernand grows out his beard; dons his red costume, tuque and long black boots; perches small, round glasses on the end of his nose; and heads off with his big bag of toys and candy cane to instill wonder in the children of the Acadian Peninsula. For the little ones, he is the real Santa Claus. Despite suffering from multiple health problems for years and receiving dialysis three times a week, passing up an opportunity to spread joy is out of the question for Fernand. It’s not inconceivable that this holiday magic is keeping him alive. Watching this film, you realize he isn’t playing a part. He really is Santa Claus.
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Subject categories
- Health and Medicine > Coping with Illness and Dying
- Seniors > Family LifeHealth and Illness
- Families > Family Portraits
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Individual in Society
- Francophone Communities > New Brunswick
Credits
- director
- François Pierre Breau
- writer
- François Pierre Breau
- researcher
- François Pierre Breau
- participation
- Fernand Breau
- Brigitte Breau
- Frédéric Comeau
- Marie-Lise Breau
- Solange Wehrmann
- Noah Richard
- David Wehrmann
- Florence Wehrmann
- François Pierre Breau
- Vanessa Haché-Breau
- Zachary Breau
- Domenic Bro
- Martine Lebreton
- Alice Bibie Breau
- David-Mathieu St-Pierre-Breau
- Laetitia Dru
- Aline Noël
- Marie-Pier Godin
- editor
- Philippe Angers
- sound designer
- Dennis Morton
- original music
- Dennis Morton
- director of photography
- François Pierre Breau
- Domenic Bro
- camera operator
- Jérôme Luc Paulin
- sound recordist
- Dennis Morton
- Éric Miller
- Domenic Bro
- production manager
- Stéphane Lévesque
- D.I.T.
- Jérôme Luc Paulin
- François Pierre Breau
- consultant
- Brigitte Breau
- re-recording mixer
- Isabelle Lussier
- online editor
- Luca di Gioacchino
- colourist
- Luca di Gioacchino
- motion graphics design
- Cynthia Ouellet
- visual effects
- Cynthia Ouellet
- subtitles
- difuze
- executive producer
- Nathalie Cloutier
- producer
- Christine Aubé
- line producer
- Geneviève Duguay
- production administrator
- Justine Chevarie-Cossette
- Victoire Bessette
- Karine Desmeules
- Sia Koukoulas
- senior production coordinator
- Audrey Rétho
- technical coordinator
- Daniel Lord
- Jean-François Laprise
- technical support - editing
- Pierre Dupont
- Patrick Trahan
- Albert Kurian
- technical audio support
- Bernard Belley
- versioning & accessibility coordinator
- Sylvie Azoulay
- additional music
- Brigitte Breau
- senior marketing strategist
- Laurianne Désormiers
- marketing project manager
- Geneviève Bérard
- marketing coordinator
- Michelle Rozon
- publicist
- Sophie St-Pierre
- legal advisor
- Julie Patry