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I Am Skylar
201915 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Rachel Bower
Production: Rohan FernandoAnnette Clarke
Script: Rachel Bower
I Am Skylar is the emotionally compelling story of an articulate 14-year-old girl who is thoughtfully defining her future and the woman she is to become. Surrounded by a family and a community who show her unconditional love as she follows her personal path, Skylar faces the complexities of being a transgender girl on the cusp of puberty with refreshing honesty and unshakeable dignity.
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Subject categories
- Families > AdolescentsChildrenParent-Child Relationships
- Children and Youth > Child Rearing and Development
- Women > Identity
- Sexuality and Reproduction > Sexual minorities (2SLGBTQ+ people)
Credits
- featuring
- Skylar Côté
- Josh Côté
- Jill Côté
- Marcel Côté
- writer
- Rachel Bower
- director
- Rachel Bower
- director of photography
- Becky Parsons
- editing
- Lawrence Jackman
- sound design
- Mélanie Gauthier
- music
- Duane Andrews
- producer
- Rohan Fernando
- sound recordist
- Mélanie Gauthier
- additional sound
- Andrew Rillie
- sound recording trainee
- Yalitsa Riden
- drone operator
- Mark Voutier
- production assistant
- Erica Meus Saunders
- researcher
- Rachel Bower
- consultant
- Ricardo Acosta
- transcriptionist
- Lisa Clarke
- vocalist
- Terri Lynn Eddy
- production supervisor
- Roz Power
- technical coordinator
- Daniel Lord
- Christopher MacIntosh
- assistant editor
- Meagan Brown
- Tamara Segura
- on-line colourist
- Doug Woods
- assistant on-line editor
- Robert Carrigan
- title design
- Doug Woods
- re-recording
- Isabelle Lussier
- digital editing technician
- Pierre Dupont
- Isabelle Painchaud
- Patrick Trahan
- sound technician
- Bernard Belley
- senior production coordinator
- Cheryl Murgatroyd
- studio administrator
- Camila Blos
- Leslie Anne Poyntz
- publicist
- Patricia Dillon-Moore
- marketing manager
- Johanna Lessard
- marketing coordinator
- Jolène Lessard
- legal counsel
- Peter Kallianiotis
- executive producer
- Annette Clarke
- executive director
- Michelle van Beusekom
Awards
- Best Atlantic Short DocumentaryAtlantic International Film Festival
- 1st Prize in the Documentary Short Film category - Children's Jury.International Children's Film Festival
- 2nd Prize in the Documentary Short Film category - Professional JuryInternational Children's Film Festival
- Best Short Film AwardCommon Good Film Festival
- Best DocumentarySilver Wave Film Festival
- Best Documentary Short FilmChildren's Film Festival