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A Mother Apart

2024 1 h 29 min
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An emotionally sweeping tale of healing and forgiveness, A Mother Apart accompanies powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin as she re-imagines the essential art of mothering—having been abandoned by her own mother.

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An emotionally sweeping tale of healing and forgiveness, A Mother Apart accompanies powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin as she re-imagines the essential art of mothering—having been abandoned by her own mother.

Arts Psychology and Psychiatry Women Families All subjects
  • director
    Laurie Townshend
  • producer
    Alison Duke
    Ngardy Conteh George
    Justine Pimlott
  • executive producer
    Chanda Chevannes
    Alison Duke
    Ngardy Conteh George
    Anita Lee
  • writer
    Laurie Townshend
    Alison Duke
  • editor
    Sonia Godding Togobo
  • director of photography
    Mrinal Desai
    Ashley Iris Gill
    Gabriela Osio Vanden
  • motion designer
    Ramón Charles
  • music composer
    Tom Third
  • vocals
    SATE
  • associate producer
    Elise Whittington
  • development producer
    Lea Marin
  • production manager
    Nina Beveridge
    Fonna Seidu
  • story editor
    Ricardo Acosta
  • appearance
    Hazel
    Larah
    Jennifer Belson
    Janet James
    Larry James
    Lisa Mullings
    Raquel Thompson
    Mary Miles-Blake
    Rachel Cargle
  • additional writing
    Lindsay Addawoo
  • script consultant
    Sugith Varughese
  • research
    Amy Fritz
  • clearances
    Amy Fritz
  • clearances coordinator
    Lucas Silveira
  • additional photography
    Maya Bankovic
    Amber Fares
    Ania Freer
    Kristin Kremers
    Iris Ng
    Laurie Townshend
    Mark Valino
  • sound recordist
    Alisa Erlikh
    Stéphan Guschewski
    Tobias Haynes
    Sam Kashefi
    Sara Labadie
    Sheldon Turnbull
  • set photography
    Ina Sotirova
  • additional sound
    Jada Biggs
    Antoinette Tomlinson
    Kenzie Yango
  • production coordinator
    Naiyelli Romero Agüero
  • assistant production coordinator
    Folasewa Babalola
  • production assistant
    Jada Biggs
    Keesha Chung
    Alison Dykstra
    Stephanie Hanson
    Kayla Keip
    Karen Osagie
  • transport
    Prince Ellis
    Richard Wint
  • additional research
    Folasewa Babalola
  • post production supervisor
    Omar Abd Alla
  • assistant editor
    Meeka McLean
    Denise Lee Hutchinson
    Ri-Ann Pully
    Nathan Allen
    Abasi Ekpenyon
  • sound mixer
    Ryan Gautama Wibowo
  • theatrical imaging
    Picture Shop Toronto
  • technical operations manager
    Brian Reid
  • DI supervisor
    Patrick Duchesne
  • DI finishing producer
    Josh Sousa
  • DI colourist
    Robert Evans
  • DI on-line editor
    Al O'Hara
  • DI packaging editor
    Mark Betteridge
  • sales executive
    Mike McConnell
  • re-recording mixer
    Stacy Coutts
  • DX editor
    Kathy Choi
  • sfx editor
    Drew Snyder
  • mix assistant
    Cait Macintosh
  • audio coordinator
    Nova Oh
  • transcription
    Close Caption Services
  • German-English translations
    Zun Lee
  • accounting services
    Kudlow Ye Professional Corporation
    Ability Accounting
  • legal
    Henderson & Co
    Cheryl Grossman Entertainment Law
  • insurance
    Arthur J. Gallagher Canada
  • studio operations manager
    Mark Wilson
  • studio administrator
    Andrew Martin-Smith
  • senior production coordinator
    Melissa Paduada
    Katie Murray
  • production supervisor
    Marcus Matyas
  • technical coordinator
    Kevin Riley
  • studio technician
    Q'Mal Labad-Workman
  • studio coordinator
    Calvin Serutoke
  • marketing manager
    Andrea Elalouf
  • marketing coordinator
    Harmonie Hemming
  • publicist
    Jennifer Mair
  • legal counsel
    Peter Kallianiotis

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