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Waiting for Raif
20222 h 30 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Luc CôtéPatricio Henríquez
Production: Luc Côté (Macumba Média II Inc.)Patricio Henríquez (Macumba Média II Inc.)Colette Loumède (National Film Board of Canada)Nathalie Cloutier (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: Luc CôtéPatricio Henríquez
Produced by Macumba Média II in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.
Filmed over a period of eight years, Waiting for Raif tells the tragic tale of a family torn apart by the Saudi monarchy’s intransigence, as it follows Ensaf Haidar’s inspiring battle to free her husband, prisoner of conscience Raif Badawi. The documentary offers a privileged and moving look at the personal and political implications of the affair, providing an inside view of the challenges faced by a young refugee mother of three, both in her adopted home of Quebec and on the global stage.
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Subject categories
- Media and Communication > Journalism and News Reporting
- Politics and Government > Middle East and the Arab World
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Political Refugees
- Law and Crime > Prisons and Prisoners
Credits
- producer
- Luc Côté
- Patricio Henríquez
- Colette Loumède
- writer
- Luc Côté
- Patricio Henríquez
- director
- Luc Côté
- Patricio Henríquez
- editing
- Andrea Henriquez
- Claude Langlois
- participation
- Ensaf Haidar
- Najwa Badawi
- Tirad (Doudi) Badawi
- Miriyam Badawi
- Katya Arbour
- Caroline Custeau
- Suzanne Cayouette
- Monia D'Amours
- Mireille Elchacar
- Sandra Hallé
- Jane Hospes
- Sylvie Joubert
- Yenny López
- Richard-Gilles Perreault
- images
- François Beauchemin
- Joël Bertomeu
- Luc Côté
- Bruno Fraser
- Patricio Henríquez
- Étienne Roussy
- location sound
- Tiago McNicoll-Castro-Lopes
- Nils Caneele
- Luc Côté
- Julien Fréchette
- Mélanie Gauthier
- Patricio Henríquez
- research
- Pascale Bilodeau
- Luc Côté
- Patricio Henríquez
- Friederike Venus
- research - archives
- Nancy Marcotte
- graphic design
- Mélanie Bouchard
- Alain Ostiguy
- online editing
- Yannick Carrier
- colourization
- Yannick Carrier
- original music
- Robert Marcel Lepage
- musical direction
- Robert Marcel Lepage
- assistant musical director
- Olivier Béliveau
- Samuel Desrosiers
- Pierre-Yves Martel
- Andrew Wells-Oberegger
- musician
- Olivier Béliveau
- Guillaume Bourque
- Samuel Desrosiers
- Sheila Hannigan
- René Lussier
- Pierre-Yves Martel
- Marilène Provencher Leduc
- Andrew Wells-Oberegger
- foley
- Stéphane Cadotte
- foley recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- sound design
- Claude Langlois
- re-recording
- Jean Paul Vialard
- director, Informational Documentaries
- Julia Lauzon
- Senior Manager, Informational Documentaries
- Marjolaine Mineau
- supplementary footage
- Marc Aderghal
- Tirad (Doudi) Badawi
- Rafaël Barnwell
- Rénald Bellemare
- Maxime Côté
- Sylvestre Guidi
- Christian Paré
- production assistant
- Raphaël Fraser
- Sarah-Ève Martin
- editing assistant
- Lea Henriquez
- Vincent Lacombat
- technical support - editing
- Marie-Josée Gourde
- Pierre Dupont
- Isabelle Painchaud
- Patrick Trahan
- translation
- Meriem Anchour Bouakkz
- Eli Jean Tahchi
- Jennifer Hille
- Trans & Sub Coop
- subtitling
- Trans & Sub Coop
- interpreter
- Mireille Elchacar
- technical director
- Denis Boisvert
- production manager
- Koussay Hamzeh
- administrator
- John Chretien
- Sia Koukoulas
- legal advisor
- David Langis
- Lussier & Khouzam
- marketing manager
- François Jacques
- marketing coordinator
- Émilie Ryan
- studio coordinator
- Gabrielle Dupont
- Stéphanie Lazure
- senior production coordinator
- Joëlle Lapointe
- Chinda Phommarinh
- technical coordinator
- Mira Mailhot
- Esther Viragh
- line production
- Mélanie Lasnier
- executive producer
- Colette Loumède
- Nathalie Cloutier
- Luc Côté
- Patricio Henríquez