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By
Colin NixonDuration
17 MIN
Language
French, English
Subtitles
French/english
Country
Quebec
Year
2018
 
    
    Synopsis
Jessica, a young woman living with Down syndrome, seeks to quench her thirst for fishing. Trapped in Diane’s group home, she decides one night to flee towards the frozen lake.
 
            Direction
Colin Nixon
Colin is a proud native of the Eastern Townships, passionate about both documentary and fiction. He has been involved in nonprofit organizations for eight years, mainly working at a camp for people who live with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorders. Amongst his recent creations,The Marmot’s Call won the ‘’Best Documentary’’ prize at the REGARD festival as well as the ‘’Emerging talent’’ prize at the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM).
Camera
Nathan B. Foisy
Music
Anaïs Larocque
Editing
Phillipe Lefebvre
Sound designer
                Luc Boudrias
                Guillaume Hébert
                Patrice Leblanc
            
Screenplay
Colin Nixon
Cast
                Jennifer Chamberlain
                Francis Nadeau
                Laura Rattray
                Marie-lou Verdon
            
Art direction
Audrey Lorrain