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Saturday

Samedi
Jessica Hall
2025 | 13 min 9 s
Documentary
English

A National Film Board of Canada production 

Katherine and her mother, Frances, spend every Saturday together. They go thrifting, peruse the hardware store and devote time to their shared hobby of building—and renovating—dollhouses. Saturday is a tribute to filmmaker Jessica Hall’s sister and mother, chronicling their journey as Katherine navigates life with an intellectual disability. Shot in Whitehorse, the short documentary weaves in family movies of Katherine’s childhood, family gatherings and their immigration to Canada, celebrating her independent and creative life.


Logline

In Saturday, a visual celebration of her sister Katherine and mother Frances’s close and supportive relationship, filmmaker Jessica Hall chronicles their shared ritual: thrifting and building dollhouses together.




One-Liner

Filmmaker Jessica Hall’s sister Katherine manages her intellectual disability by leading an independent, creative and joyful life. Saturday documents her story.




Tagline

Independent, thrifty and fun: A mother and daughter’s Saturday ritual.



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Credits

DIRECTED BY
Jessica Hall

WRITER
Jessica Hall

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Peter Planta

EDITOR
Hart Snider

ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION
Jordy Walker

PRODUCER
Teri Snelgrove

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Shirley Vercruysse

a NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA production


Team


Jessica Hall
Filmmaker

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Photo : Mark Kelly



Teri Snelgrove
Producer

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Photo : Emily Cooper



Shirley Vercruysse
Executive Producer

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Photo : Myriam Frenette


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