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We Regret to Inform You...
201511 min 15 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Eva ColmersHeidi Janz
Production: Bonnie ThompsonDavid Christensen
Script: Eva ColmersHeidi Janz
In a check-box society that functions by dividing us into neatly-defined categories, where does someone with a strong mind and a weak body fit in? Dr. Heidi Janz - award-winning playwright, accomplished academic, and self-described ‘crip’ – has a curious problem. Despite her obvious physical limitations she is denied financial assistance from government programmes because of her “productive” mind. Following Heidi through her everyday life, with all its unique responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges, We Regret to Inform You offers an unsentimental, and unapologetic, look at what it means to be both “disabled” and “productive”.
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Subject categories
- Health and Medicine > Community Health ServicesPhysically Disabled PeopleWomen
- People with disabilities > People with Physical DisabilitiesWomen with Disabilities
- Health/Personal Development > Bullying & Discrimination
- Civics/Citizenship > Human Rights
- Social Studies > LawSocial Policies and Programs
Credits
- writer
- Eva Colmers
- Heidi Janz
- director
- Eva Colmers
- Heidi Janz
- producer
- Bonnie Thompson
- executive producer
- David Christensen
- editor
- Scott Parker
- director of photography
- aAron Munson
- additional photography
- Jimmy Bustos
- Scott Parker
- sound recordist
- Larry MacDonald
- audio post production
- John Blerot
- Mike Sanders
- composer
- Everett LaRoi
- musician
- Everett LaRoi
- transcription
- Sharon Murphy
- voice-over
- Melissa Thinglestad
- participant
- Heidi Janz
- Carlene Bellerose
- Tyler Munro
- Pat Langner
- Vern Thiessen
- Stacy Cabral
- Awkward Parker-Janz
- colourist
- Herman Ansink
- online editor
- Kody Davidson
- motion graphics
- Kim Clegg
- program administrator
- Ginette D'Silva
- production coordinator
- Faye Yoneda
- Jasmine Pullukatt
- marketing manager
- Leslie Stafford
- production supervisor
- Mark Power
- centre operations manager
- Darin Clausen
Awards
- Best Editor (Non-fiction under 30 minutes)Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association - AMPIA
- Best Director (Non-fiction under 30 minutes)Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association - AMPIA