Salt

20001 h 19 min 15 secFilm: Documentary

14A

Direction: Amber GoodwynMorgan GageKaren Shamy-SmithBeverly BrownLouise Leroux

Production: Rick BlackburnPierre LapointeDavid Verrall

Made by four 17-year-old directors with help from a professional crew, Salt is a four-part filmzine: four films, four flavours, four windows into youth culture. These provocative 20-minute moviezines made by high school students provide an insider's look at youth culture. The four 17-year-olds explore such issues as alternative education, Montreal's flourishing independent music scene, the troubling practice of self-mutilation and a quest for the punk subculture.

Subject categories


  • Film and Video Arts > Film and Video MakingWomen
  • Women > Mass MediaWomen's Perspectives
  • Music > Popular Music
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Adolescent Development
  • Health/Personal Development > Mental Health/Stress/Suicide
  • Arts Education > Music

Credits


camera
Alex Margineanu
sound
Jason Campbell
picture editing
Jules Collette
Marlo Miazga
Louise Leroux
infographics
Jean-François Vézina
Amber Goodwyn
sound editing
Jason Campbell
original music
Dominique Grand
Sylvain Grand
Shockwave
additional music
Julie Doiron
Wooden Stars, The
Tiger Wang
Ripcordz, The
additional camera
Yoan Cart
Jules Collette
François Vincelette
additional sound
Simon Goulet
music recording
Shockwave
Wild Sky
re-recording
Serge Boivin
Jean Paul Vialard
online editing
Denis Pilon
archival research
Françoise de La Cressonnière
participant
Dennis Trudeau
Patricia Rodriguez
Aaron Goodwyn
Adam Caplan
Kelly King
Lee Springer
Angelo Komatsoulis
Elizabeth Wood
Chamandy Family, The
Nisha Nathani
Melissa Auf der Maur
Erin Ross
Julie Doiron
Jon Claytor
Ben Claytor
Charlotte Claytor
Dan McKell
Tiger Wang
Isabelle Cox
Borza Gomeshi
Robert Ouimet
Agatha de Santis
Mélanie Bénard
Natalia Yanchak
Julien Beillard
Jonathan Latour
Michael Feuerstack
Andrew McCormack
Alex Bozikovic
Paul Assaly
Julie
Michelle
Pierre Black
Lior Scheer
Lauraine Leblanc
Gabrielle Carlier
Kikou
Paul Gott
Jean-François Rioux
Kristy Chabot
Stéphane Viau
Téo L. Blackburn
Sharon Erskine
program administrator
Gisèle Guilbault
technical coordinator
Éric Barbeau
Richard Lesage
director
Amber Goodwyn
Morgan Gage
Karen Shamy-Smith
Beverly Brown
supervising director
Louise Leroux
associate producer
Rick Blackburn
producer
Pierre Lapointe
executive producer
David Verrall

Awards


  • Award for Most Innovative Short Film or Video - given by the Youth Jury (ages 13+)Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families
  • Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Education and Information International Film and Video Festival
  • Achievement Award - First Award - Category: Classroom/ElementaryAnnual Film Festival