Love, Scott

20181 h 16 min 44 secFilm: Documentary

G

Direction: Laura Marie Wayne

Production: Annette Clarke

Script: Laura Marie WayneGabrielle BradyHannele HalmShane BorisJustin Simms

While walking on the street one night in a small town in Canada, Scott Jones, a gay musician, is attacked and paralyzed from the waist down; what follows is a brave and fragile journey of healing and the transformation of a young man’s life. From the first raw moments in the hospital to a disquieting trip back to the place he was attacked, Scott is constantly faced with the choice of losing himself in waves of grief or embracing love over fear. Filmed over three years by Scott’s close friend, Love, Scott is an intimate and visually evocative window into queer experience, set against a stunning score by Sigur Rós.

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Subject categories


  • People with disabilities > Artists with Disabilities
  • Music > Canadian Musicians
  • Social Issues > Individual in Society
  • Diversity > Diversity in CommunitiesIdentity
  • Social Studies > Law

Credits


writer
Laura Marie Wayne
director
Laura Marie Wayne
story consultant
Scott Jones
editor
Laura Marie Wayne
Marcos Caraballo
director of photography
Laura Marie Wayne
sound design
Mélanie Gauthier
music
Sigur Ros
producer
Annette Clarke
second camera
Raul Prado
story editor
Gabrielle Brady
Hannele Halm
Shane Boris
Justin Simms
additional cinematography
Christopher Ball
Marcia Connolly
Andrew MacCormack
Diego Mejias
sound recordist
Keith Henderson
Gaston Saenz
Alex Salter
Laura Marie Wayne
stills photographer
Charlotte Marchesseault
Benjamin Murphy
production assistant
Gabrielle Brady
Erin Bell
Sherise Jones
Christopher Spencer-Lowe
narrator
Laura Marie Wayne
transcription
Lisa Clarke
Lori Heath
Jenna Ross
foley
Alexis Farand
foley recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
narration recording
Luc Léger
dialogue editor
Sandy Pinteus
assistant sound editor
Sandy Pinteus
music mix
Sindri Mar Sigfusson
music clearances
Sylvia Mezei
production supervisor
Roz Power
technical coordinator
Jean-François Laprise
Daniel Lord
Chris MacIntosh
production coordinator
Mylène Augustin
Sarah Gignac
Cheryl Murgatroyd
senior production coordinator
Kelly Davis
program administrator
Camila Blos
Leslie Anne Poyntz
title design
Cynthia Ouellet
online editor
Serge Verreault
re-recording
Serge Boivin
marketing manager
Charles Pease
publicist
Pat Dillon
legal counsel
Dominique Aubry
executive producer
Annette Clarke
executive director
Michelle van Beusekom

Awards


  • Best Canadian Feature (Narrative or Documentary)Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival
  • Jury Award for Best DirectionLesGaiCineMad- Madrid International LGBTI Film Festival
  • Jury Prize for Best Documentary FilmFestival internacional de cine sobre Diversidad Sexual y de Género
  • Jury Award: Best Feature DocumentaryNorth Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
  • Mention spéciale du juryCanadian Film Festival
  • Prix du public TV5 MondeCanadian Film Festival