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Becoming Labrador

Rohan Fernando, Tamara Segura, Justin Simms
2018 | 70 min

Selections and Awards

  • Official SelectionSt. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador (2019)


Q&A with the filmmakers

Trailer


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Images


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Photo credit: John Gaudi © 2018 NFB. All rights reserved.

Photo credit: John Gaudi © 2018 NFB. All rights reserved.

Photo credit: Tamara Segura © 2018 NFB. All rights reserved.


Photo credit: Andrew MacCormack © 2018 NFB. All rights reserved.

Photo credit: Tamara Segura © 2018 NFB. All rights reserved.

Documentary Subjects


Epitacia Bruce
Documentary Subject


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Photo : John Gaudi




Kukai Hunter
Documentary Subject


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Photo : John Gaudi




Edeta Verzosa
Documentary Subject


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Photo : John Gaudi




Rey Villanueva
Documentary Subject


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Photo : John Gaudi



Promotional Materials

Team


Rohan Fernando
Director and Producer


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Tamara Segura
Writer/Director


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Photo : Felipe Diaz




Justin Simms
Director


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Photo : John Gaudi




Michael Crummey
Writer


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Annette Clarke
Producer (NFB)


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Credits

FEATURING
Epitacia Bruce
The Hunter Family
The Verzosa Family
The Villanueva Family

WRITTEN BY
Michael Crummey

DIRECTED BY
Rohan Fernando
Tamara Segura
Justin Simms

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Justin Simms

ANIMATION BY
Astroplastique

LEAD ANIMATOR
Fred Casia

ANIMATORS
Eva Cvijanovic
Hyun Jin Park
Elise Simard

EDITOR
Hannele Halm

SOUND DESIGN
Mélanie Gauthier

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Asif Illyas

PRODUCED BY
Annette Clarke
Rohan Fernando

ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alfred Asuncion
Jacob Barker
Rohan Fernando
John Gaudi

SOUND RECORDING
Jhomar Ignacio
Mark Neary
James Rillie

STILLS PHOTOGRAPHY
John Gaudi

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Tamara Segura

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Mylène Augustin
Marilyn Kukai Hunter

PHILIPPINES FIXER
Alfred Asuncion

RESEARCHERS
John Gaudi
Navarana Igloliorte
Wanda Nolan

TRANSLATION
Jean Casia

TRANSCRIPTION
Lisa Clarke
Tamara Segura

VOICE PERFORMER
Ameurfina Casia

NARRATION RECORDING
Geoffrey Mitchell

FOLEY
Francis La Haye

FOLEY RECORDING
Luc Léger

ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR
Sandy Pinteus

MUSIC PRODUCED AND PERFORMED BY
Asif & Shehab Illyas
at The SHIRE Film Scoring, Halifax, Canada
Filipino Kulintang gongs, Rhodes, Orchestration, guitars and keyboards – Asif Illyas
Programming, additional percussion – Shehab Illyas
Viola – Kirsty Money
Throat Singers – Echo Henoche, Althaya Solomon

“Wanted Dead or Alive Since ’75”
Written by Asif Illyas
Performed by The SHIRE & Ian Sherwood
© 2017Asifmusic (SOCAN)

“Love Lifted Me”
Written by James Rowe (1912, public domain)
Performed by Edeta Verzosa and the Northern Cross Community Church Worship Team

VISUAL ARCHIVES
Bird’s Eye Inc.
Michelle Baikie
NFB Archives

THANK YOU
Epitacia Bruce
Marilyn Kukai Hunter
Renatus Hunter
Kelaiah Hunter
Reynaldo Villanueva
Ruby Villanueva
Geremy Villanueva
Gabriel Villanueva
Grethel Villanueva
Edeta Verzosa
Leandro Verzosa
Abiel Verzosa
Ariusto Abuyen
Precious Ann
Eunice Ariate
Joey Ayade
Rowena Ayade
Jonathan Beers
Alban Bruce
Lisa Gepulla
Beatrice Hunter
Renata Hunter
Ofelia Caranoo Gonzales
Oliver Gonzales
Janice Goudie
Paula Kelly
Nathan and Maricel Macalagay
Andrew MacCormack
April Rose Manalang-Ferraren
Lea Marin
Xavionne Montemayor
Jon Montes
Erma Reinoso Nardon
Wanda Nolan
Erwin Ponce
Chinee Quimzon
Ricky Rodriquez
Jimmy Tabing
Irene & Wayne Thornhill and family
Baby Tinay de la Cruz
Jacqueline Zygmunt
Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Filipino Community of Goose Bay

 

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Roz Power

TECHNICAL COORDINATORS
Daniel Lord
Christopher MacIntosh

ASSISTANT EDITOR
John Feron

ONLINE EDITOR
Serge Verreault

TITLE DESIGN
Jacques Bertrand Simard

RE-RECORDING
Jean-Paul Vialard

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Cheryl Murgatroyd

STUDIO ADMINISTRATORS
Camila Blos
Leslie Anne Poyntz

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Kelly Davis

MARKETING MANAGER
Charles Pease

PUBLICIST
Patricia Dillon-Moore

LEGAL COUNSEL
Dominique Aubry

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Annette Clarke

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENGLISH PROGRAM
Michelle van Beusekom

 

 

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