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Unarmed Verses
20161 h 25 min 44 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Charles Officer
Production: Lea MarinAnita Lee
Script: Charles Officer
This feature documentary presents a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a community facing imposed relocation. At the centre of the story is a remarkably astute and luminous 12-year-old black girl whose poignant observations about life, the soul, and the power of art give voice to those rarely heard in society. Unarmed Verses is a cinematic rendering of our universal need for self-expression and belonging.
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Subject categories
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Caribbean, Central and South American Origins
- Social Issues > Community Projects and Assistance
- Urbanism > Housing and Public Housing
- Music > Ontario
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Adolescent DevelopmentHousing
- English Language Arts > Poetry
Credits
- writer
- Charles Officer
- director
- Charles Officer
- producer
- Lea Marin
- executive producer
- Anita Lee
- director of photography
- Mike McLaughlin
- editor
- Andres Landau
- editorial consultant
- Ricardo Acosta
- sound recordist
- Mike Filippov
- original music
- Menalon
- featuring
- Francine Valentine
- Alva Valentine
- Keturah Francis
- Ryan Johnson
- Kenny Johnson
- Lavane Kelly
- Carleen Robinson
- Krystle Chance
- Q'Mal Labad-Workman
- Harry Knazan
- Des Rouges
- Jaydahmann
- Sydney Duff
- The Villaways Community
- production supervisor
- Mark Wilson
- studio administrator
- Stefanie Brantner
- aerial photography
- Orbis Aerials
- additional cinematography
- Charles Officer
- Greg Biskup
- Blake Hannahson
- Adrian Vieni
- 1st assistant camera
- Chris Goll
- digital media technician
- Zachary Cox
- Curry Leamen
- additional sound recording
- Jason Milligan
- Scott Tremblay
- production coordinator
- Andrew Martin-Smith
- Natalie van Dine
- community liaison officer
- Carleen Robinson
- technical coordinator
- Marcus Matyas
- production manager
- Lori Chodos
- Nadine Simunic
- assistant editor
- Curry Leamen
- Zoya Rezaie
- online editor
- Serge Verreault
- re-recording mixer
- Serge Boivin
- sound facilities
- Tattersall Sound & Picture
- sound designer
- David McCallum
- sound fx editor
- Claire Dobson
- Krystin Hunter
- marketing manager
- Melissa Wheeler
- publicist
- Pat Dillon
- legal counsel
- Peter Kallianiotis
Awards
- Best Canadian Feature Documentary AwardHot Docs
- Best Canadian DocumentaryInternational Film Festival
- Rogers Audience Choice AwardRegent Park Film Festival
- People's Choice AwardCanada's Top Ten