How Does It Feel

201134 min 35 secFilm: Documentary

G

Direction: Lawrence Jackman

Production: Annette ClarkeRavida DinKent Martin

Script: Lawrence Jackman

Like many people, Kazumi was daunted by the idea of singing in public. But at 58, he has decided to use his awe-inspiring singing voice to channel his cerebral palsy (CP). As Kazumi draws from his exuberant, poignant and painful experiences, performer and teacher Fides Krucker guides him to embrace his inner artist. Kazumi’s one-man show features songs like Smokey Robinson’s “Tracks of my Tears,” which take on new and unexpected meaning in this moving account of self-discovery and transformation through the power of song.

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Subject categories


  • People with disabilities > People with Physical DisabilitiesPortraits
  • Music > Portraits
  • Arts Education > Art
  • Science > Biology
  • Health/Personal Development > Bullying & Discrimination
  • Diversity > Identity

Credits


writer
Lawrence Jackman
director
Lawrence Jackman
producer
Annette Clarke
director of photography
Jay Ferguson
sound recordist
Mike Filippov
sound design
Mike Filippov
editor
Lawrence Jackman
creative consultant
Fides Krucker
production supervisor
Candice Desormeaux
location manager
Carol Pasten
assistant camera
Drew Sommerville
Victor Cahog
gaffer
Jameson Bevington
best boy electric
Tess Marie Garneau
carpenter
Steve Jackman
stills photographer
Marina Dempster
music clearances
Ann Mayall
transcription
Jane Cottrill
Carol Pasten
post-production coordinator
Steve Hallé
title design
Chris Darlington
graphics
Chris Darlington
online editor
Yannick Carrier
re-recording
Jean Paul Vialard
production coordinator
Stephanie Coolen
Vanessa Larsen
Aimee Wall
marketing
Moira Keigher
centre administrator
John William Lutz
executive producer
Ravida Din
Kent Martin

Awards


  • Golden Sheaf Award: Documentary BiographyYorkton Film Festival