Vimy: A Living Memorial – The Digital Pilgrimage

2022~ 15 minInteractive: Web Experience

By: Anne LagacéGonzalo Soldi

Production: Denis McCready (National Film Board of Canada)Jade Chiasson (La boîte interactive)Gabrielle Sigmen-Mercier (La boîte interactive)Natasha Drouin-BeauregardOdile-Emmanuelle Auger

A production of the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Vimy Foundation and Veterans Affairs Canada.

Vimy: A Living Memorial – The Digital Pilgrimage is a virtual space of remembrance where more than a century of testimonies co-exist, allowing us to discover the common elements that unite us in our response to conflict. The pilgrimage’s approach runs counter to our fast-paced culture of on-demand consumption and online sharing. Visitors are anchored in the present moment and can take the time to engage with selected stories while reflecting on their own relationship to war.

Subject categories


  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Portraits
  • War, Conflict and Peace > World War I

Credits


executive director
Caitlin Bailey
Hugues Monfroy
special projects coordinator
Pamela Plamondon
executive production
Denis McCready
Senior Director, Partnerships & Business Development
André Picard
director, business development
Julie Huguet
line production
Alexandrine Torres de Figueiredo
administrator
Alexandrine Torres de Figueiredo
technical coordinator
Jean-François Laprise
production coordinator
Sara Sajedi
Alexandra Bourque
administrative coordinator
Isabelle Gatti
chief, marketing and audience development
Johanna Lessard
head media relations
Magalie Boutin
legal counsel
Christian Pitchen
principal research
Claude Guilmain
editing
Claude Guilmain
Claude Guilmain
narration
Claude Guilmain
Claude Guilmain
sound design
Sylvain Bellemare
technical consultant
Priam Givord
user experience consultant
Karen Vanderborght
translation
Claude Guilmain
National Film Board of Canada
additional research
Marika Lapointe
Marie-Odile Samson
original music
Mathieu Dandurand
co-creative director
Anne Lagacé
Gonzalo Soldi
producer
Jade Chiasson
Gabrielle Sigmen-Mercier
Natasha Drouin-Beauregard
Odile-Emmanuelle Auger
interactive designer
Charles-Éric Gandubert
multimedia designer
Charles-Éric Gandubert
Gabriel Asselin
Antonin Gougeon
UX designer
Sarah Libersan
designer
Antonin Gougeon
multimedia director
Antonin Gougeon
scenographer
Xavier Mary
partner
Hugues Monfroy
creative director
Thomas Payette
co-founder
Thomas Payette
technology director
Martin Tremblay
conceptor
Jérémy Havitov
artistic director
Hugo Vassal
programmer
Thomas Henrion
Jean-Philippe Brousseau
Mathias Beaulieu-Duncan
Jonathan Lafleur
Michal Bluma
tester
Marie Josée Tremblay
image processing
Denis Pilon
Cynthia Ouellet
mix
Luc Léger
subtitles
MELS Studios
National Film Board of Canada