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I Am Skylar

Rachel Bower
2019 | 15 min

Selections and Awards

  • Best Atlantic Short Documentary FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia (2019)

  • Children's Jury - 1st Prize - Documentary Short FilmChicago International Children’s Film Festival (2020)

  • Professional Jury - 2nd Prize - Documentary Short Film Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (2020)

  • Best Short FilmCommon Good International Film Festival (2020)

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Team


Rachel Bower
Director


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Photo : Jeff Crawford




Rohan Fernando
Producer


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Photo : NFB




Annette Clarke
Executive Producer


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Photo : Dave Howells



Credits

Featuring
SKYLAR CÔTÉ
JOSH CÔTÉ
JILL CÔTÉ
MARCEL CÔTÉ

Written and Directed by
RACHEL BOWER

Director of Photography
BECKY PARSONS

Edited by
LAWRENCE JACKMAN

Sound Design by
MÉLANIE GAUTHIER

Music by
DUANE ANDREWS

Produced by
ROHAN FERNANDO

Sound Recordist
MÉLANIE GAUTHIER

Additional Sound
ANDREW RILLIE

Sound Recording Trainee
YALITSA RIDEN

Drone Operator
MARK VOUTIER

Production Assistant
ERICA MEUS-SAUNDERS

Researcher
RACHEL BOWER

Consultant
RICARDO ACOSTA

Transcriptionist
LISA CLARKE

Vocalist
TERRI LYNN EDDY

Archives Courtesy of
THE CÔTÉ FAMILY

Production Supervisor
ROZ POWER

Technical Coordinators
DANIEL LORD
CHRISTOPHER MACINTOSH

Assistant Editors
MEAGAN BROWN
TAMARA SEGURA

On-line Colourist
DOUG WOODS
902 POST INC.

Assistant On-line Editor
ROBERT CARRIGAN

Title Design
DOUG WOODS

Re-Recording
ISABELLE LUSSIER

Digital Editing Technicians
PIERRE DUPONT
ISABELLE PAINCHAUD
PATRICK TRAHAN

Sound Technician
BERNARD BELLEY

Senior Production Coordinator
CHERYL MURGATROYD

Studio Administrators
CAMILA BLOS
LESLIE ANNE POYNTZ

Publicist
PATRICIA DILLON-MOORE

Marketing Manager
JOHANNA LESSARD

Marketing Coordinator
JOLÈNE LESSARD

Legal Counsel
PETER KALLIANIOTIS

Executive Producer Quebec & Atlantic Studio
ANNETTE CLARKE

Executive Director English Program
MICHELLE VAN BEUSEKOM

Part of the RE-IMAGINING NOVA SCOTIA shorts series



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