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Conviction

Nance  Ackerman, Ariella Pahlke, Teresa MacInnes
2019 | 78 min

Selections and Awards

  • Official SelectionHot Docs, Toronto (2019)

  • Official SelectionFIN Atlantic International Film Festival, Halifax (2019)

  • Official SelectionVancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver (2019)

  • Best Atlantic Canadian FilmmakerLunenburg Docfest - Lunenburg (2019)

  • Official Selection - Opening NightRendezvous with Madness Film Festival, Toronto (2019)

  • Official SelectionRIDM - Montreal International Documentary Festival (2019)

  • Official SelectionKDocsFF - Metro Vancouver’s Premier Social Justice Film Festival (2020)

  • Official SelectionNanaimo Global Film Festival (2020)

  • Official SelectionCommon Good International Film Festival, California (2020)


SYNOPSES


ABOUT THE FILM

Trailer


Promotional Materials

Team


Nance Ackerman
Writer, Director


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Ariella Pahlke
Writer, Director


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Teresa MacInnes
Writer, Director, Producer (Sea to Sea Productions)


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Photo : Kent Nason




Annette Clarke
Producer (NFB)


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Photo : NFB



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Kim Pate at Burnside



Credits

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
NANCE ACKERMAN
ARIELLA PAHLKE
TERESA MACINNES

FEATURING OUR COLLABORATORS
CAITLIN HILL
BIANCA MERCER
TREENA SMITH
LAURA TONEY

TANYA BIGNELL
KIM PATE

PRODUCED BY
TERESA MACINNES
ANNETTE CLARKE

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
NANCE ACKERMAN

LOCATION SOUND RECORDIST
ARIELLA PAHLKE

EDITED BY
NANCE ACKERMAN
TERESA MACINNES

SOUND DESIGN BY
NANCE ACKERMAN
JUDITH GRUBER-STITZER

ORIGINAL MUSIC BY
JUDITH GRUBER-STITZER

ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY
NANCE ACKERMAN
ASHELIN 

‘MORE THAN A NUMBER’
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY MUSICAL COLLABORATORS AT
NOVA INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN
JULES CÔTE
KATELYN GIGGY-SMITH
LUDIVINE LATULIPPE
JODIE MCCULLOCH
KALIYAN PALMER
ANTONIA PIGOT
DIANE POTHIER
DONNA VAUGHAN
VANESSA VENIERIS

ALSO FEATURING
ADDITIONAL COLLABORATORS AT
CENTRAL NOVA SCOTIA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

CHRISMA DENNY
JENNIFER DEVOUGE
MJ JARVIS
MARY KEEPING
ASHLEY LOPPIE
NATASHA PACE
JEN SIMS
ASHLEY SLAUNWHITE
AND
SUSAN AYLES
CARRIE BEAZLEY
STEPHANIE DUNCAN
SHANNON FERGUSON
MARGARET HILL
DARLENE MACEACHERN
ANNE SINCLAIR
TASHA SMITH
CJ STEVENS
VANYA TRIMPER
STEPHANIE WHITE

VIDEO/STILLS
CAITLIN HILL
BIANCA MERCER
JUDY OBERSI
TREENA SMITH
LAURA TONEY

ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
BECKY PARSONS
TERESA MACINNES
ARIELLA PAHLKE
ANTHONY VON SECK

PRODUCTION MANAGER
MEGAN WENNBERG

PRODUCTION INTERN
JESSICA HIRTLE

TRANSCRIPTION
LISA CLARKE

LOGO DESIGN
MEGAN GREEN

SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
JUDE MACINNES

RESEARCHERS
NANCE ACKERMAN
TERESA MACINNES
ARIELLA PAHLKE

CONSULTING EDITOR
RICARDO ACOSTA

ASSISTANT EDITORS
MEAGAN BROWN
JORDAN KAWAI
BRAD RIVERS

ADDITIONAL LOCATION SOUND RECORDING
TERESA MACINNES
NANCE ACKERMAN

LOCATION MUSIC RECORDIST
KALIYAN PALMER

MUSIC FACILITATOR
ANTONIA PIGOT

SPOKEN WORD FACILITATOR
EL JONES

ONLINE COLOURIST
DOUG WOODS, 902 POST INC.

ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR
ROBERT CARRIGAN

CLOSED CAPTIONING
CARTER THURBER

TITLE DESIGN & ANIMATION
RON MCDOUGALL

LEGAL
ROBERT ASKE

RE-RECORDING
JEAN PAUL VIALARD

ADDITIONAL RE-RECORDING
SHELLEY CRAIG

MUSIC MIXER
FRANCOIS ARBOUR

FOLEY ARTIST
KARLA BAUMGARTNER

DIALOGUE EDITOR
PIERRE-YVES DRAPEAU

STUDIO MAVEN AND ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE EDITOR
TRISTAN CAPACCHIONE

ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR
SANDY PINTEUS

PRO TOOLS ASSISTANT
EMRE EKICI

ADDITIONAL MUSIC
JAMIE ALCORN
MALIK BEALS hobbi3 muzik

MUSICIANS
JAMIE ALCORN
ALEXIS DUMAIS
SHEILA HANNIGAN
JUDITH GRUBER-STITZER
JONAH FORTUNE
SARAH PAGE
KALIYAN PALMER

VOCALS
NANCE ACKERMAN
LOU BABIN
KIAH-ELLIS DURITY
RHETTA PARNAS
KATHY KENNEDY
DANIELLE SAVAGE
LINDA OREFICE
CASSY PALMER
JOESIE PALMER

KALIYAN PALMER
SHAELIN PALMER
ALEXANDRA TIBBITTS

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
CHERYL MURGATROYD

TECHNICAL COORDINATORS
CHRIS MACINTOSH
DANIEL LORD

DIGITAL EDITING TECHNICIANS
ISABELLE PAINCHAUD
PIERRE DUPONT
PATRICK TRAHAN

SOUND TECHNICIAN
BERNARD BELLEY

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
ROZ POWER

STUDIO ADMINISTRATORS
CAMILA BLOS
LESLIE POYNTZ

MARKETING MANAGER
JOHANNA LESSARD

PUBLICIST
PATRICIA DILLON-MOORE

LEGAL COUNSEL
DOMINIQUE AUBRY

PRODUCERS
TERESA MACINNES
ANNETTE CLARKE

DEVELOPED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF
CANADA MEDIA FUND
documentary CHANNEL

PRODUCED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF

PRODUCED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
THE GOVERNMENT OF NOVA SCOTIA,
NOVA SCOTIA FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION INCENTIVE FUND


AND

PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH

AND

IN ASSOCIATION WITH DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL


SENIOR DIRECTOR
SANDRA KLEINFELD

PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
JORDANA ROSS

A SEA TO SEA AND NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA CO-PRODUCTION

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, QUEBEC ATLANTIC STUDIO
ANNETTE CLARKE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENGLISH PROGRAM
MICHELLE van BEUSEKOM


EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
TERESA MACINNES

 

 

 



Media Relations

  • About Sea to Sea Productions

    For over 20 years, Sea to Sea Productions has created powerful, thought-provoking social issue and nature documentaries that foster positive interaction and help create a more humane and compassionate world. From Serbia to the Caribbean, Canada to Sweden, Sea to Sea is the creative force behind stories that bring together divergent perspectives that tackle peace, prostitution, turtle conservation, and celebrate the oldest working hairdresser in Canada. Educating, entertaining and engaging audiences, they take pride in building community, teaming up with talented collaborators in Nova Scotia and around the world. For more information – www.seatosea.cc.

  • About the NFB

    Founded in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a one-of-a-kind producer, co-producer and distributor of distinctive, engaging, relevant and innovative documentary and animated films. As a talent incubator, it is one of the world’s leading creative centres. The NFB has enabled Canadians to tell and hear each other’s stories for over eight decades, and its films are a reliable and accessible educational resource. The NFB is also recognized around the world for its expertise in preservation and conservation, and for its rich and vibrant collection of works, which form a pillar of Canada’s cultural heritage. To date, the NFB has produced more than 14,000 works, 6,500 of which can be streamed free of charge at nfb.ca. The NFB and its productions and co-productions have earned over 7,000 awards, including 11 Oscars and an Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema.