Thanadoula

20206 min 38 secFilm: Documentary, Animation

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Direction: Robin McKenna

Production: Robin McKenna (Gaudete Films inc.)Jelena Popovic (National Film Board of Canada)Michael Fukushima (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Robin McKenna

Produced by Gaudete Films and the National Film Board of Canada.

Layering real-life details with an otherworldly magic, Thanadoula recounts the story of an end-of-life doula brought to her calling through the loss of her beloved sister.

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Subject categories


  • Health and Medicine > Coping with Illness and Dying
  • Psychology and Psychiatry > Family LifeLife and Death
  • Families > Mental Health

Credits


writer
Robin McKenna
director
Robin McKenna
participation
Natalie Eskenazy
Gabor Maté
art direction
Élise Simard
compositing
Élise Simard
rotoscopy
Sharron Mirsky
animation
Sharron Mirsky
visual development
Daniel Gies
animatic
Daniel Gies
digital backgounds
Daniel Gies
sound design
Olivier Calvert
original music
Rebecca Foon
musician
Daniel Gies
Rebecca Foon
music recording
Pietro Amato
music mix
Pietro Amato
re-recording
Isabelle Lussier
editing
Sharron Mirsky
Élise Simard
additional editing
Terra Long
Nicolas Renaud
camera
Mark Morgenstern
technical director
Éloi Champagne
online editing
Serge Verreault
titles
Mélanie Bouchard
credits
Mélanie Bouchard
technical coordination
Randall Finnerty
Luc Binette
Maud Chayer
studio administrator
Rosalina Di Sario
senior production coordinator
Dominique Forget
studio coordinator
Barry Ahmad
Faisal Moula
marketing manager
Melissa Wheeler
marketing coordinator
Michelle Rozon
publicist
Jennifer Mair
producer
Robin McKenna
Jelena Popovic
executive producer
Michael Fukushima

Awards


  • Honourable Mention for Best Canadian AnimationInternational Animation Festival
  • Best Animated Short FilmCinequest