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Chi

2013 59 min
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Long métrage documentaire sur Babz Chula, comédienne talentueuse et plus grande que nature de la côte Ouest du Canada, atteinte d’un cancer. Quiconque a connu Babz vous dirait que sa force de vie, ou chi, était incroyablement puissante. Lorsqu’elle renoue avec la réalisatrice Anne Wheeler en 2009, elles se découvrent un intérêt commun : l’Inde. Babz a tôt fait de convaincre Anne de l’accompagner en voyage à Kerala, où la comédienne de 63 ans compte suivre un traitement que lui prodiguera un réputé guérisseur ayurvédique afin de l’aider à remporter une lutte de six ans contre la maladie. Fructueux ou …

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Long métrage documentaire sur Babz Chula, comédienne talentueuse et plus grande que nature de la côte Ouest du Canada, atteinte d’un cancer. Quiconque a connu Babz vous dirait que sa force de vie, ou chi, était incroyablement puissante. Lorsqu’elle renoue avec la réalisatrice Anne Wheeler en 2009, elles se découvrent un intérêt commun : l’Inde. Babz a tôt fait de convaincre Anne de l’accompagner en voyage à Kerala, où la comédienne de 63 ans compte suivre un traitement que lui prodiguera un réputé guérisseur ayurvédique afin de l’aider à remporter une lutte de six ans contre la maladie. Fructueux ou non, ce voyage transformera pour toujours l’amitié entre les deux femmes.

This work contains scenes of nudity and/or sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised.
Health and Medicine Religion, Beliefs and Ethics All subjects
  • script
    Anne Wheeler
  • direction
    Anne Wheeler
  • production
    Yves J. Ma
  • editing
    Hart Snider
    Janice Brown
  • camera
    Ray Harper
    Luben Izov
    Anne Wheeler
  • location sound
    Ray Harper
    Luben Izov
    Anne Wheeler
  • original music
    Stu Goldberg
  • music - interpretation
    Stu Goldberg
  • music recording
    Stu Goldberg
  • music mix
    Stu Goldberg
  • None
    Jennifer Lauren
    Flavio Bidese
    Gaspard Gaudreau
    Zoé Major
    Linda Lagroix
  • sound design
    Gael MacLean
  • supervising sound designer
    Gael MacLean
  • narration
    Anne Wheeler
  • collaboration with scriptwriting
    Manfred Becker
  • location support
    Luben Izov
  • post technical support
    Luben Izov
  • additional camera
    Aviv Cuilla
    Orpheo Cuilla
    Ben Ratner
    A.J. Vesak
    Paul Mitchnik
  • music rights
    Found Images Research
  • dialog editing
    Doug Paterson
  • sound mixer
    Doug Paterson
  • sound effects creation
    Jeremy Butler
  • post-production coordination
    Andy Nathani
  • colorist
    Achim Kapitza
  • titles
    Flavio Bidese
    Gaspard Gaudreau
  • online editing
    Denis Gathelier
  • production coordinator
    Jennifer Roworth
  • technical coordinator
    Wes Machnikowski
  • production supervisor
    Kathryn Lynch
  • marketing
    Leslie Stafford
  • centre administrator
    Janine Steele
  • executive producer
    Tracey Friesen

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Ages 16 to 18
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Family Studies/Home Economics - Aging/Death and Dying Health/Personal Development - Disease Prevention Media Education - Documentary Film
How does the opportunity to share her story help Babz deal with her difficult condition? Anne Wheeler has to balance her demands as a filmmaker and as a friend (38:10). How does this affect the documentary? What does it mean that “the actor has left the stage” (50:00)? Ask students to study the lyrics of “Closer to the Light” by Bruce Cockburn. Why is this an appropriate choice to end the movie?
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