Night Fair – 5 Shorts Project Fourth Edition

Cynthia Naggar et Gueze
2020 | 5 min 50 s

Unique alliance of art and science, the experimental film Night Fair focuses on brain activity through the different cycles of a night’s sleep. Through voice mail, media artist Cynthia Naggar and sound designer Gueze collected the dreams of citizens. These are ingeniously combined with graphic and sound representations generated by algorithms from anonymous medical data.

A creative challenge bringing together filmmakers and sound artists, presented by the 5 Shorts Project : Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Credits

A film by
CYNTHIA NAGGAR
GUEZE

Producers
NATHALIE CLOUTIER
COLETTE LOUMÈDE
NFB
VALÉRIE MONGRAIN
PARALOEIL

Project Manager
NICOLE HUBERT

Animation and Visual Effects
CYNTHIA NAGGAR

Cinematographer
PHILIPPE CHAUMETTE

Jimmy Jib Operator
JIMMY VALCOURT

Editing
CYNTHIA NAGGAR

Editing Consultant
NICOLAS RENAUD

Sound Design
GUEZE

Music
GUEZE

Sound Recording
ROBIN SERVANT

Sleeper
YVES BOUDREAULT

Production Assistant
CATHERINE PARENT

Data Software Developers
FERDINAND J. EPHREM, DG |CEO
KIANOUSH HARATIANNEJADI
SAINTRINO TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Creative Software Developer
ALEXANDRE QUESSY

Technical Support – Editing
PIERRE DUPONT
PATRICK TRAHAN
MARIE-JOSÉE GOURDE

Infographics
JACQUES BERTRAND SIMARD

Online Editing
SERGE VERREAULT

Re-recording
GEOFFREY MITCHELL

Special thanks to
NADIA GOSSELIN
HÉLÈNE BLAIS
CENTRE D’ÉTUDES AVANCÉES EN MÉDECINE DU SOMMEIL
CIUSSS-DU-NORD-DE-L’ÎLE-DE-MONTRÉAL
ÉDOUARD LANCTOT-BENOIT
PHILIPPE HUGHES

Paraloeil Team
SANDRINE BERGER
JEAN-PHILIPPE CATELLIER
ÉMILE CYR-PERREAULT

Administrator
SIA KOUKOULAS

Production Coordinators
CORALIE DUMOULIN
JOËLLE LAPOINTE

Studio Coordinators
GABRIELLE DUPONT
PASCALE SAVOIE-BRIDEAU

Technical Coordinator
MIRA MAILHOT

Line Producer
MÉLANIE LASNIER

Executive Producer
NATHALIE CLOUTIER

Produced by
THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
AND PARALOEIL

Media Relations

Nadine Viau
NFB Publicist – Montreal
C.: 514-458-9745
n.viau@nfb.ca

Paralœil

Active since 1999 in Rimouski and throughout the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Paralœil is a creation and distribution centre founded on the view of cinema as a tool for community gathering and emancipation. The only video and cinema broadcasting and production center in Quebec, it rents out equipment, sustains film culture by offering diversified programming and collaborates on several broadcasting initiatives in the region. Directed by Valérie Mongrain, the organization brings together Distribution Paralœil and the production company Par’ici.
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.