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Stone Makers

A routine workday in a granite quarry turns surreptitiously into a captivating industrial symphony. While men work in the background, different equipment and machines perform for the camera as if they are individual dancers in a contemporary ballet.
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  • 5 Shorts Project
    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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A routine workday in a granite quarry turns surreptitiously into a captivating industrial symphony. While men work in the background, different equipment and machines perform for the camera as if they are individual dancers in a contemporary ballet.

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  • producer
    Denis McCready
    Colette Loumède
    Claudia Chabot
  • participation
    Yves Belley
    Daniel Bergeron
    Pierre-Paul Gagnon
    Guillaume Ouellet
    Dominic St-Pierre
  • writer
    Jean-Marc E. Roy
  • director
    Jean-Marc E. Roy
  • camera
    Vincent Biron
  • editing
    Stéphane Lafleur
  • live sound recording
    Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin-Gagnon
  • wild sound recording
    Christian Rivest
  • advisor
    Guillaume Ouellet
  • production assistant
    Guillaume Ouellet
  • sound design
    Christian Rivest
  • assistant sound editor
    Thibaut Quinchon
  • technical advisor
    Jean-Philippe Archibald
  • production support
    Karine Côté
    Caroline Gagnon
  • still photographer
    Laurie-Ann Dufour-Guérin
  • technical coordinator - shooting equipment
    Steve Hallé
  • technical support - editing
    Pierre Dupont
    Isabelle Painchaud
    Patrick Trahan
  • titles
    Cynthia Ouellet
  • online editing
    Denis Pilon
  • 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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