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Sons

Fils
Justin Simms
2024 | 70 min
Documentary
English


Logline


Long Synopsis


Director's Statement

Poster

Excerpts

Being present as a father.


Can fathers and sons be best friends?



Images


Justin, newborn Jude, and Justin's wife Willow

Baby boy Jude

Father and son testing the waters


Justin and Jude playing dinosaurs


Family friend Hasan and his son

Childhood fantasies

Justin, Jude and Grandpa play golf

Team


Justin Simms
Director


Photo
Photo : John Gaudi




Liz Cowie
Producer


Photo
Photo : Liz Cowie




Rohan Fernando
Producer and Executive Producer


Photo
Photo : ©2021 Meghan Tansey Whitton




Nathalie Cloutier
Executive Producer


Photo
Photo : Valérie Sangin




Annette Clarke
Executive Producer


Photo
Photo : Dave Howells




John Christou
Executive Producer, Director of Production & Operations, Programming | Creation


Photo
Photo : NFB



Credits

Written and Directed by
Justin Simms

Edited by
Andrew MacCormack

Cinematography
Cody Westman
Andrew MacCormack
Duncan De Young
Marcia Connolly

Original Music composed and performed by
Ian Foster

Sound Design
Paul Steffler

Story Consultant
Wanda Nolan

Produced by
Liz Cowie
Rohan Fernando

Special Thanks
Willow Kean
Jude Simms
Randy Simms
Florence Simms
Dominique Jean, Kai and Jasper
Hasan Hai, Kadin and Finley
Roger Samson, Luke

Additional Cinematography
Lian Morrison
Justin Simms

Location Sound Recording
Don Ellis
Michelle Lacour
Neil McIntyre
Mark Neary
Matthew Thomson
Josh White
Scott Yates

Narrated by
Justin Simms

Off-Camera Performers
Brian Marler
Alison Woolridge

Production Manager
Lynn Andrews

Archival Research
Marika Lapointe

Additional Research
Maxine Krawczyk
Wanda Nolan
Tamara Segura
Kelly Shiers

Transcription
Lisa Clarke

Foley
Hilary Thomson

Foley Recording
Matthew Thomson

Archives
Access Hollywood
Fresh and Fit Podcast
Candace Owens Podcast
CBC Archive Sales
Dominique Jean
Getty Images
Hemmings Films Ltd.
Hasan Hai
The Simms Family
Masculine GG
Newfoundland and Labrador Beard and Moustache Club
National Film Board of Canada
Pond5
Roger Samson
MerB’ys Productions Inc.
Screenocean / Reuters

Thank You
Ricardo Acosta
Millefiore Clarkes
Michael Crummey
Andrea Dorfman
Terry Goldie
Hannele Halm
Dr. Ariel Hannaford
Zaren Healey White
Chris Hogan
Duncan Major
Jamie Miller
George Murray and family
Jan Peterknecht
John Walker
Allison White
Jenny Wright

Production Supervisor
Roz Power

Technical Coordinators
Daniel Lord
Christopher Macintosh

Graphics and Motion Design
Alain Ostiguy

Online Editor
Yannick Carrier

Digital Editing Technicians
Patrick Trahan
Pierre Dupont
Albert Kurian

Re-recording
Isabelle Lussier

Senior Production Coordinator
Sarah MacLeod

Associate Producer
Kelly Davis

Line Producer
Geneviève Duguay

Studio Administrator
Leslie Ann Poyntz

Marketing Manager
Jamie Hammond

Publicist
Jennifer Mair

Marketing Coordinator
Jolène Lessard

Legal Counsel
Peter Kallianiotis

Executive Producers Eastern Documentary Unit
Nathalie Cloutier
Rohan Fernando
John Christou
Annette Clarke

for Jude

A National Film Board of Canada production



Media Relations

  • About the NFB

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