My Prairie Home
In this feature documentary-musical by Chelsea McMullan, indie singer Rae Spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. Set against majestic images of the infinite expanses of the Canadian Prairies, the film features Spoon crooning about their queer and musical coming of age. Interviews, performances and music sequences reveal Spoon’s inspiring process of building a life of their own, as a trans person and as a musician. Official selection at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
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In this feature documentary-musical by Chelsea McMullan, indie singer Rae Spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. Set against majestic images of the infinite expanses of the Canadian Prairies, the film features Spoon crooning about their queer and musical coming of age. Interviews, performances and music sequences reveal Spoon’s inspiring process of building a life of their own, as a trans person and as a musician.
Official selection at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
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directorChelsea McMullan
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featuringRae Spoon
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producerLea Marin
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director of photographyMaya BankovicDerek Howard
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editorAvrïl Jacobson
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executive producerSilva Basmajian
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original musicRae Spoon
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scoreRae Spoon
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production designerLeanne Mackay
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production supervisorMark Wilson
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production managerKate VollumSue Bristow
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additional cinematographyAlejandro CoronadoCatherine Lutes
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sound recordistAlex Unger
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visual researcherKathie McKenna
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technical edit coordinatorMarcus Matyas
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assistant editorVanessa Jung
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centre administratorJosiah Rothenberg
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marketing managerMoira Keigher
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choreographerNoémie Lafrance
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dancerMairead FilgateMeredith ThompsonAndrew BarleyChase Constantino
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1st assistant directorMatthew Greyson
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1st assistant cameraRafael Mishan
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2nd assistant cameraDaniel Adlam
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camera traineeDean Senecal
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steadicamCarl Savage
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gafferAnthony SmithRyan Hernandez
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gripJustin Yaroski
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DMTCurry Leamen
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production assistantAnna MacLeanChris Neising
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additional propsAmanda Letang
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set decorationAmanda Letang
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set builderJeffrey Shouten
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costume designerLoretta Chin
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wardrobe assistantAnne McKay
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location managerLaszlo Uhrik
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researcherEthan Cole
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dance consultantHannah Dorozio
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set designEmmanuel Plougoulm
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artistic directorPaul Vernon
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creative consultantCole J. AvisLiz Johnston
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production coordinatorHeather PhenixJonathan Lloyd
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collage artistSonja Ahlers
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animatorStephanie Dudley
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compositorStephanie Dudley
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assistant animatorVivienne AuYeung
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additional editingLawrence Jackman
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digital intermediate producerMichelle Junee
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digital intermediate colouristWalt Biljan
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online editorAdam Gagnon
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sound editorJane Tattersall
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assistant sound editorClaire Dobson
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foleyKathy Choi
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re-recording mixerStephan CarrierGraham Rogers
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head creditsHenriette Kruse Jorgensen
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title designHenriette Kruse Jorgensen
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stills photographerNadia TanColin Smith
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additional visual researchElizabeth Klinck
Discuss the significance of the opening of the film. How have issues of identity affected Rae’s personal development? In what way(s) does the director use the landscape to symbolize ideas expressed in the film? What are some of the key messages about gender in My Prairie Home? What can be done to support inclusivity in your school? Create a classroom charter of rights that supports equality and distribute it throughout the school.
