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Noémie Payant-Hébert

2016 5 min

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Lifeguards run down the beach and dive into the ocean to save swimmers from drowning. These dramatic rescues are captured by a hyperactive, spinning camera that becomes one with the elements and challenges how subjective a documentary may be.

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  5 Shorts Project

  2015 - 2020 4 editions

  Launched by the NFB’s French Documentary Studio, the 5 Shorts Project seeks to discover new filmmaking talent from Quebec’s regions while exploring the short-form doc genre. Five directors are challenged to create a 4-to-5-minute short with a technical requirement. These independent, individual films will benefit from the cohort’s constructive reflection and interaction.

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Lifeguards run down the beach and dive into the ocean to save swimmers from drowning. These dramatic rescues are captured by a hyperactive, spinning camera that becomes one with the elements and challenges how subjective a documentary may be.

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Credits

• producer
  Denis McCready
  
  Colette Loumède
  
  Claudia Chabot
  
• participation
  David Comeau
  
  Audrey-Anne Boivin
  
  Annabelle Dauphin
  
  Marilou Dauphin
  
  Laurie Lapointe
  
  Laura Vincent
  
  Jade Morel
  
  Jeanne Beaulieu-Lavoie
  
  Jeanne Lemay
  
  Laurence Bisson
  
  Julia Tremblay
  
  Frédérique Bouchard
  
  Bernard Bisson
  
  Marie-Josée Simard
  
  Catherine Papillon-Larouche
  
• writer
  Noémie Payant-Hébert
  
• director
  Noémie Payant-Hébert
  
• director of photography
  Jean-Philippe Archibald
  
• second camera
  Gabriel Fortin
  
• editing
  Miriam Altounji
  
• location sound
  Ken Allaire
  
• sound design
  Sylvain Bellemare
  
• technical advisor
  Jean-Philippe Archibald
  
• production support
  Karine Côté
  
  Caroline Gagnon
  
• still photographer
  Alain Corneau
  
• technical coordinator - shooting equipment
  Steve Hallé
  
• technical support - editing
  Pierre Dupont
  
  Isabelle Painchaud
  
  Patrick Trahan
  
• titles
  Cynthia Ouellet
  
• online editing
  Denis Pilon
  
• foley
  Jérôme Décarie
  
• foley recording
  Daniel Bisson
  
• re-recording
  Serge Boivin
  
• marketing manager
  Karine Sévigny
  
• marketing manager - assistance
  Jolène Lessard
  
• administrator
  Sia Koukoulas
  
• production coordinator
  Isabelle Limoges
  
  Chinda Phommarinh
  
• administrative assistant
  Pascale Savoie-Brideau
  
• technical coordinator
  Mira Mailhot
  
• associate producer
  Mélanie Lasnier
  
• executive producer
  Colette Loumède
  

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