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.
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
