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Last Chance
20121 h 24 min 48 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Paul Émile d'Entremont
Production: Murielle Rioux-PoirierMaryse ChapdelaineJacques Turgeon
Script: Paul Émile d'Entremont
Last Chance by Paul Émile d’Entremont travels the world to tell the stories of five asylum seekers who flee their native countries to escape homophobic violence. Here in Canada, they face hurdles integrating into society and fear deportation. As they anxiously await a decision in their refugee claims, they remain hopeful their adopted land will show mercy. The five men and women are not alone in their fight for freedom. Friends, lawyers and support groups mobilize to get their cases heard at a time when Canada’s tradition of openness is coming under threat. Last Chance gives voice to sexual minorities who refuse to deny their core identity. It brings to light the reality of people who boldly and bravely assert their differences against all odds.
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Subject categories
- Developing Countries > Central America and the CaribbeanMiddle EastNorth AfricaRefugees and Refugee Camps
- Social Issues > Cultural Communities and ImmigrationDiscrimination and Stereotyping
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Integration Issues
- Sexuality and Reproduction > Sexual minorities (2SLGBTQ+ people)
- Health/Personal Development > Bullying & DiscriminationIdentity
Credits
- director
- Paul Émile d'Entremont
- researcher
- Paul Émile d'Entremont
- writer
- Paul Émile d'Entremont
- picture editing
- Patricia Tassinari
- director of photography
- Jean-Pierre Saint-Louis
- Koussay Hamzé
- sound recording
- Olivier Léger
- Paul Awwad
- participant
- Trudi Stewart
- Carlos Atuesta
- Jennifer Khalil
- Zaki Saad Zaki Abdal Malak
- Alvaro Orozko
- Jacqueline Ford
- Dane
- Karlene Williams-Clarke
- Jeannine Duval
- Noël Saint-Pierre
- Labibée Khalil
- Joe Khalil
- Georges Azzi
- Waël Lazkani
- Joe Hammoud
- Charbel Maydun
- Michael Battista
- Antirum (Betty) Morgan
- Carlos Guzman
- Eddy Bouchard
- Laurent Morgane
- Alain Lanthier
- Nicole LaViolette
- Hector Fabio Duque Gomez
- Aze Garci Guzmani
- Diego Gamboa Valdez
- Julio César Salas
- Martin Araujo
- Peter Showler
- Scott Clarke
- Lisa Gore
- Dean Richard Pierre
- Guy Sirois
- Linda Hunter
- Craig Fortier
- Suhail Abualsameed
- Jared Will
- Pierre Durette
- Baz Sanora
- Rania Karazivan
- Gilles Duguay
- Joel Bousfield
- additional camera
- Katerine Giguère
- Adam Makarenko
- additional camera assistant
- Olivier Cheneval
- additional sound recording
- Stéphane Barsalou
- Marie-Pierre Grenier
- Catherine Van Der Donckt
- executive producer in production
- Pierre Sarraf
- interpreter
- Waël Lazkani
- Monica Jimenez Corona
- assistant
- Marie-Rose Osta
- grip
- Alain Desmarchais
- driver
- Agnès Falquet
- Deborah McDonald
- Maria Mercurius
- Nicholas Campbell
- Oneil Richards
- Trudeau Francis
- production assistant
- Agnès Falquet
- Deborah McDonald
- Maria Mercurius
- Nicholas Campbell
- Oneil Richards
- Trudeau Francis
- Colette Allain
- production manager
- Christine Aubé
- Sylvie Desjardins
- sound design
- Daniel Toussaint
- sound editor
- Cory Rizos
- original music
- Claude Fournier
- original music - assistance
- Jean-Sébastien Fournier
- music recording studio
- Studio Tibasse
- online editing
- Denis Pilon
- titles
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- credits
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- technical support - digital editing
- Isabelle Painchaud
- Pierre Dupont
- Patrick Trahan
- foley
- Paul Hubert
- foley recording
- Éric Lagacé
- foley studio
- Premium Sound
- sound mix
- Serge Boivin
- translation
- Robert Chidiac
- Michael Lasry
- Diana Goudrouffe
- production stills
- Paul Émile d'Entremont
- Charles Gagnon
- transcription services
- Paula McKeown
- subtitles
- Paula McKeown
- marketing
- Jean Saad
- administration
- Geneviève Duguay
- technical coordinator
- Jean-François Laprise
- Luc Binette
- France Couture
- Richard Cliche
- producer
- Murielle Rioux-Poirier
- Maryse Chapdelaine
- executive producer
- Jacques Turgeon
Awards
- Best Atlantic Original Score or Song: Claude Fournier- with $5,000 services, sponsored by Hideout StudiosAtlantic International Film Festival
- La Vague-Léonard Forest Award for Best Acadian Mid-Length or Feature Length FilmInternational Francophone Film Festival in Acadie