| Description |
1 online resource (1 streaming video file (4 min.)) |
| Series |
National Film Board Screening Room |
| Summary |
In this visually compelling short, Toronto artist Petra Tolley performs her soliloquy about what it feels like to be?in the middle.? Petra has Down syndrome, and draws from her emotional experiences to produce a distinctive take on the social self. But Petra is not alone?a group of adults with Down syndrome use performance to explore the dynamics of seclusion, societal expectations and social support. Director Shira Avni employs rotoscopy, hand-drawn animation techniques and subtle stereoscopic 3D, capturing Petra as she engages the camera with unflinching directness, heightening our sense of intimacy, alienation, bonding, and ultimately, dignity.? |
| Analysis |
Rotoscoping 3-D animation Poetry Down syndrome Animated films |
| Notes |
Produced by Shira Avni in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada, with the support of Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Qu?bec, and with a grant awarded by Bravo!FACT. ;Animation Studio |
| Credits |
Performer, Petra Tolley ; director/writer, Shira Avni ; performer, Matthew Brotherwood, Daninah Cummins, Kenneth Freeman, Amy Glass, Nicholas Herd, Aldene Hussett, Katherine Newton, Angela Radford, Sean Rowley, Katy Sparling, Katie Tanner, Paul Wong ; original drawings, Petra Tolley ; animation, Shira Avni, Paul Tom ; choreography, Shira Avni, Petra Tolley ; cinematography/editing, Carrie Haber ; sound design/original music, Luigi Allemano ; foley, Karla Baumgardner ; re-recording, Shelley Craig ; producer, Shira Avni, Michael Fukushima |
| Performer |
Performer, Petra Tolley ; performer, Matthew Brotherwood, Daninah Cummins, Kenneth Freeman, Amy Glass, Nicholas Herd, Aldene Hussett, Katherine Newton, Angela Radford, Sean Rowley, Katy Sparling, Katie Tanner, Paul Wong |
| Notes |
CHV rating: G |
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R?gie du cin?ma du Qu?bec rating: U |
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5-9 |
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In English |
| In |
National Film Board Screening Room |
| Subject |
Down syndrome -- Poetry
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Down syndrome.
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Internet videos
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Literary readings.
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Animated films.
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Poetry.
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Short films.
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Short films.
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Animated films.
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Literary readings.
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Courts métrages.
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Lectures de textes littéraires.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Shira Avni
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National Film Board of Canada.
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