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Sumo Robot Creator Swaps with Champion Wrestler
200324 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Paul Kilback
Production: Ira LevyPeter WilliamsonKirsty Nordal
Produced by Breakthrough Films and Television Production, in association with TVOntario, Access - Knowledge Network, The Education Station and SCN; with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, CTF: Licence Fee Program, CAVCO and The Government of Ontario - The Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit; and with the financial participation of the Shaw Children's Programming Initiative through the Dr. Geoffrey R. Conway Fund and the Shaw Television Broadcast Fund.
Dong Yi, a Scarborough native, has spent countless hours working on weekends and after school on her robot projects. Dong Yi's creations have made it all the way to renowned competitions such as Skills Canada. One of her favourite creations, the "Plexi Princess", won awards across the province for its endurance in sumo robot competitions. Meanwhile, Stephanie from Orillia trains almost everyday in her sport: Contact Wrestling. Stephanie has ranked National Canadian champion two years in a row!
The Swap: It's "Battle Bots" meets the "WWF" - but for kids! Who will remain standing: the robot or the wrestler? Watch as Dong Yi attempts her own coordination in the ring, while Stephanie must sit back and watch her creation take the challenge!
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Subject categories
- Children and Youth > Canadian YouthYouthful Perspectives
Credits
- executive producer
- Ira Levy
- Peter Williamson
- supervising producer
- Kirsten Scollie
- line production
- Vibika Bianchi
- co-producer
- Kirsty Nordal
- story supervisor
- Paul Kilback
- director
- Paul Kilback
- editor
- Miume Jan Eramo
- post-production supervisor
- Nahid Islam
- director of photography
- D. Gregor Hagey
- John Marsonet
- audio
- Stephen Bourne
- production coordinator
- Kate Kung
- theme music
- Jack Lenz
- Asher Lenz
- score composer
- Jack Lenz
- Asher Lenz
- narrator
- Alisha Morrison
- opening actor
- Kyle Kassardjian
- Hilary Bannister
- post-production coordinator
- Camilla Tod
- assembly editor
- Jay Tipping
- assistant editor
- Jonathan Dowler
- James Hebbard
- offline post-production facility
- Breakthrough Post Inc.
- post-audio production
- Jeremy MacLaverty
- post-audio mix
- Jeremy MacLaverty
- post-production facility
- Bullet Digital Post
- online editor
- Patrick Eves
- colourist
- Jason Cook
- graphics creator
- Loop Media Inc.
- closed captioning
- Panorama Captioning Services Inc.
- production assistant
- Lisa Hanshar
- Wesley Walsh
- finance
- Michael McGuigan
- production accounting
- Michelle Trenchard
- Ans Amsen
- Derek Barbour
- legal counsel
- Nghia Nguyen
- contracts administrator
- Alicja Wicinski
- publicity
- Jill Spitz
- development manager
- Sarah Adams
- manager of new media
- Dorothy Vreeker
- assistant to the producer
- Sarah Morison
- Megan Ing
- director - sponsorships
- Craig Thompson
- insurance
- Jones Brown and Associates Ltd.
- financial services
- Daniel McMullen
- Morris Gluck
- development for television
- Heather Findlay
- Kirsty Nordal
- Ingrid Moe
- Tatyana Terzopoulos
- executive
- Patricia Ellingson