Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior
2003
51 min
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This feature documentary is a portrait of Luke Melchior (1973-2021) who, at 26, had already lived longer than most people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting of the muscles. Knowing his life would be relatively short had made Luke feel an urgency about making a lasting contribution. Living independently, with the help of 3 homecare workers, he ran a web-based business selling outdoor gear, and chaired the board of the Disability Resource Centre in Victoria, BC, where he was a passionate advocate for the rights of the disabled. Bearing Witness consists of 3 films, each approximately one hour long, …
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This feature documentary is a portrait of Luke Melchior (1973-2021) who, at 26, had already lived longer than most people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting of the muscles. Knowing his life would be relatively short had made Luke feel an urgency about making a lasting contribution. Living independently, with the help of 3 homecare workers, he ran a web-based business selling outdoor gear, and chaired the board of the Disability Resource Centre in Victoria, BC, where he was a passionate advocate for the rights of the disabled.
Bearing Witness consists of 3 films, each approximately one hour long, on people with life-threatening illnesses. The series also profiles Jocelyn Morton, who died of liver cancer at 44, and Robert Coley-Donohue, who died of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 74.
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réalisateurDan Curtis
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écritureJim Osborne
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caméraDan Curtis
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sonDan Curtis
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montage imageDan Curtis
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compositeur de la musiqueTobin Stokes
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producteurAdam SymanskyPierre Lapointe
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producteur exécutifSally Bochner
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montage sonDon Ayer
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ré-enregistrementSerge BoivinJean Paul VialardGeoffrey Mitchell
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technicien on-lineDenis Gathelier
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technicien montage numériquePhyllis Lewis
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conception des titresGaspard Gaudreau
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coordonnateur postproductionLinda Payette
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administrateur de programmeMarie Tonto-DonatiNickie Merulla
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commis à la productionSia Koukoulas
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NoneSusan Panneton
Éducation
Âge 14 à 17 ans
Médias - Films documentaires
Santé/Formation personnelle - Relations saines
Santé/Formation personnelle - Santé mentale/Stress/Suicide
Sciences humaines - Politiques et programmes sociaux
Les étudiants font une recherche sur le soutien qu’offre la société aux personnes handicapées et sur l’incidence de la maladie sur les relations familiales. Lancez des projets par lesquels les étudiants évalueront les forces et les faiblesses des réseaux de soutien offerts par leurs administrations locales puis suggéreront des changements. Les étudiants en cinéma peuvent examiner les moyens pris pour montrer dans le film une expérience personnelle authentique sans tomber dans le sentimentalisme. Demandez aux étudiants en psychologie de faire une recherche sur la manière de traiter la perte de pouvoir et d’indépendance individuelle.
