The Lumberfros
In Abitibi, hundreds of kilometres from the city, thousands of workers go North, as did Jos Montferrand and François Paradis. Working as brush cutters, these 21st-century lumberjacks discover Quebec's boreal forest. Far from their families, they spend 5 or 6 months a year in logging camps that mirror a new Quebec, those of French-Canadian descent and neo-Quebecers from Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. All have come to earn a living in the forest. Filmmaker Stéphanie Lanthier invites us to spend an entire season inside this northern micro society. Using a direct cinema technique in the style of Pierre Perrault, she …
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In Abitibi, hundreds of kilometres from the city, thousands of workers go North, as did Jos Montferrand and François Paradis. Working as brush cutters, these 21st-century lumberjacks discover Quebec's boreal forest. Far from their families, they spend 5 or 6 months a year in logging camps that mirror a new Quebec, those of French-Canadian descent and neo-Quebecers from Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. All have come to earn a living in the forest. Filmmaker Stéphanie Lanthier invites us to spend an entire season inside this northern micro society. Using a direct cinema technique in the style of Pierre Perrault, she documents the lives of the brush cutters.
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original ideaStéphanie LanthierMyriam Pelletier-Gilbert
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researchStéphanie Lanthier
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scriptStéphanie Lanthier
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directionStéphanie Lanthier
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director of photographyAlain Dupras
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location soundRichard Lavoie
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editorAube Foglia
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sound editorDaniel Toussaint
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original musicBenoit DaoustMichel DemersClaude Fradette
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additional musicHugues RollandGabriel Provençal
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script consultantAlain Corneau
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production managerAlain CorneauAndré Mailly
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post-production managerAlain CorneauAndré Mailly
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stills photographerAlain Corneau
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off-line editing assistantOlivier Bochenek
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foleyLise Wedlock
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English versionVision Globale
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mixJean Paul Vialard
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online editorDenis PilonYannick Carrier
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foley recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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administratorChristine RyanJohanne Dubuc
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accountantChristine Ryan
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production secretaryChristine Ryan
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legal advisorMarie-José Harel
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translatorAlina Seremet
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subtitlesErica Pomerance
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marketing officerJenny Thibault
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marketing officer - assistanceÉmilie Nguyen Ngoc
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technical coordinatorJean-François Laprise
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production coordinatorHélène RegimbalDominique Brunet
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administrative assistantLise Lévesque
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associate producerMaryse Chapdelaine
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producerAndré MaillyJacques TurgeonAlain Corneau
