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Mabel

Teresa MacInnes
2016 | 20 min 41 s

Synopsis

Mabel Robinson quietly broke barriers back in the 40s when she became the first woman in Hubbards to launch her own business – a hairdressing salon where she still provides shampoo-n-sets over 70 years later, catering to a faithful but dwindling clientele. “They’re all dying on me, but I’m still going strong,” she observes with customary wry humour.

Mabel, an affectionate documentary portrait from the hand of Halifax director Teresa MacInnes, is among the NFB titles premiering at the Atlantic Film Festival.  Weaving animation and archival imagery into intimate interview footage, MacInnes explores the power of community and friendship in an artful tribute to the soft-spoken trailblazer.

Team


Teresa MacInnes
Director

Photo




Annette Clarke
Producer / Executive Producer

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Trailer


Credits

Written & Directed by
Teresa MacInnes

Director of Photography
Kent Nason csc

Featuring
Mabel Robinson
and
Lola Ewing
Ruby Johnstone
Nellie Westhaver

Sound Recordist
Arthur McKay

Animation by
Frank Forrestall

Sound Design and Original Music by
Judith Gruber-Stitzer

Edited by
Teresa MacInnes

Foley Artist
Karla Baumgartner

Dialogue Editor
Tristan Cappachione

Stills Photography
Shirley Robb

Researchers
Teresa MacInnes
Wanda Nolan

Archives and Stock Footage
Edmund Norwood
Getty Images
Hubbards Heritage Society
Library and Archives Canada
Mitch Martinez
NFB Archives
Prelinger Archives
Rhys Harnish – Shore Club

Production Supervisor
Roz Power

Technical Coordinators
Jean-François Laprise
Christopher MacIntosh

Assistant Editor
Cheryl Murgatroyd

On-line Editor
Yannick Carrier

Title Design
Mélanie Bouchard

Foley & Music Recording
Luc Leger

Music Recording Assistant
Philippe Jeansonne

Re-recording
Jean Paul Vialard

Production Coordinator
Sarah Gignac

Senior Production Coordinator
Kelly Davis

Marketing Manager
Paule Béland

Legal Counsel
Dominique Aubry

Studio Administrator
Leslie Poyntz

Producer
Annette Clarke

Executive Producer
Annette Clarke

 

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