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Unarmed Verses

Charles Officer
2016 | 85 min 43

Prizes and awards

  • Best Canadian Feature DocumentaryHot Docs 2017

  • Best Canadian DocumentaryVancouver International Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionEBS International Documentary Festival 2017

  • Rogers Audience Choice AwardRegent Park Film Festival 2017

  • People's Choice Award 2017Canada's Top Ten Film Festival - TIFF

  • Official Selection Seattle International Film Festival 2018

Synopsis


Long Synopsis

Trailer


Clip #1


Clip #2


Promotional Materials

Images


Francine Valentine.

Francine Valentine and Krystle Chance.

Tajah and Francine Valentine.

Aerial shot of Leslie Nymark aka Villaways.

Kids from the Villaways community participating in the Art Starts music program.

Night shot of homes in the Villaways community.

Shakira Marshall.


Lavane Kelly.

Lavane Kelly.

Keturah Francis (Francine’s Grandmother).

Francine Valentine.

Francine Valentine.

Arts Starts music instructor, Krystle Chance, working with youth participating in the program.

Excerpt from poem written by Francine Valentine.

Team


Charles Officer
Director and Writer


Photo
Photo : Justin Morris




Lea Marin
Producer


Photo
Photo : NFB




Anita Lee
Executive Producer (NFB)


Photo
Photo : NFB



Credits

 

Written and Directed by
Charles Officer

Produced by
Lea Marin

Executive Producer
Anita Lee

Director of Photography
Mike McLaughlin

Editor
Andres Landau

Editorial Consultant
Ricardo Acosta

Sound Recordist
Mike Filippov

Original Music Composed by
Menalon

Featuring
Francine Valentine Krystle Chance
Alva Valentine Q’Mal Labad-Workman
Keturah Francis Harry Knazan
Ryan Johnson Des Rouges
Kenny Johnson Jaydahmann
Lavane Kelly Sydney Duff
Carleen Robinson The Villaways Community

Production Supervisor
Mark Wilson

Studio Administrator
Stefanie Brantner

Aerial Photography
Orbis Aerials

Additional Cinematography
Charles Officer
Greg Biskup
Blake Hannahson
Adrian Vieni

1st Assistant Camera
Christopher Goll

Digital Media Technicians
Zachary Cox
Curry Leamen

Additional Sound Recording
Jason Milligan
Scott Tremblay

Production Coordinators
Andrew Martin-Smith
Natalie Van Dine

Community Liaison Officer
Carleen Robinson

Technical Coordinator
Marcus Matyas

Production Managers
Lori Chodos
Nadine Simunic

Assistant Editors
Curry Leamen
Zoya Rezaie

Online Editor
Serge Verreault

Re-recording Mixer
Serge Boivin

Sound Facility
Tattersall Sound and Picture

Sound Designer
David McCallum

Sound FX Editors
Claire Dobson
Krystin Hunter

Marketing Manager
Melissa Wheeler

Publicist
Pat Dillon-Moore

Legal Counsel
Peter Kallianiotis

“Casa”
Written and Performed by Jean-Michel Blais
Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Productions

“Hasselblad 2”
Written and Performed by Jean-Michel Blais
Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Productions

“Hasselblad 4”
Written and Performed by Jean-Michel Blais
Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Productions

“As a Bird or Branch”
Performed by Colin Stetson
Written by Colin Stetson
Published by Third Side Music Inc.
Courtesy of Colin Stetson

“This Bed Of Shattered Bone”
Performed by Colin Stetson
Written by Colin Stetson, Ben Frost
Published by Third Side Music Inc.
Courtesy of Constellation Records

“The Righteous Wrath Of An Honorable Man”
Performed by Colin Stetson
Written by Colin Stetson
Published by Third Side Music Inc.
Courtesy of Constellation Records

Footage from “Lost & Found Music Studios” Courtesy of
Boat Rocker Media

Special Thanks
Ionie Officer
Brigid Tierney
Liz Forsberg
Katherine Earl
Amiga Taylor
Marsha Greene
Geoff Morrison
Garvia Bailey
Roslyn Kalloo
Clark Johnson
Jake Yanowski
Donna Cowan
Jane Gutteridge
Justine Pimlott
Renée Lottridge
Lolo Desrosiers-Guité
Anya Martin
Glenn Martin
Nadia Martin
Trevor Martin
William Kowalczyk
Arsema Berhane
Shelley Carroll
Art Starts
Apollo Studios
Art Gallery of Ontario
City of Toronto
Parkway Forest Community Centre
Toronto Community Housing Corporation
Victory Social Club

 

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