Parting Words
Parting Words
a film by Joe Balass
A young man is accompanied by his friends in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. The good looks of the paramedic distract them from the tension and awkwardness of not knowing what to say. As they arrive at the hospital, everyone is reminded that this may be their last goodbye.
Winter 2007
Released in 20 commercial theatres across Québec
2007
Broadcast on CBC, Canada, summer
Montréal, 2007
Image + Nation Film Festival
Toronto, 2007
Inside Out Film Festival
2007
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois – Montréal
2007
Festival di cinemagaylesbico, Milan
2007
Tokyo Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
2007
Outfest – Los Angeles
2007
Fairy Tales Film Festival – Calgary
2007
Reel Affirmations Film Festival – Washington DC
2007
Mix Brasil Film Festival – Sao Paolo, Rio de janeiro
2008
Queersicht Film Festival – Bern
2008
Verzaubert Film Festival – Munich, Frankfut, Cologne, Berlin
2008
Vues d’en face – Grenoble
Vues d’en face – Grenoble
2008
Warsaw Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
2008
NewFest, New York
Parting Words
with
Ariel Ifergan
Benoit St-Hilaire
Geneviève Alarie
Yann Vallières
Anka Rouleau
Fred-Eric Salvail
Director of photography
Claudine Sauvé
Artistic Director
Mélanie Truchon
Costumes
Lou Beauchesne
Editors
Marlene Millar
Joe Balass
Sound Design
Martin Hurtubise
Executive Producer
Nicolas Comeau
Written, directed & produced by
Joe Balass
Produced with the participation
financière de SODEC Société de développement
des entreprises culturelles – Québec
QUÉBEC Crédit d’impôt cinéma et télévision – Gestion SODEC
with the help of
Aide à la production indépendante (ACIC) – Office national
du film du Canada (ONF-NFB)
Crédit d’impôt pour production cinématographique
ou magnétoscopique canadienne CANADA
Creative Consultant
Giampaolo Marzi
1st Assistant Directors
Sébastien Pelland
Robert Morais
3rd Assistant Directors
Ariane Côté-Chénier
Script
Fanny Bellavance
1st Assistant Camera
Eric Bensoussan
Still Photographer
Jules de Niverville
Steward
Michel Pelletier
Production Assistants
Maxime Bélanger-Rhéaume
Martin Bouchard
Driver
Jonathan Giroux
Designer
Ina Lopez
Makeup artists
Marie-Claude Langevin
Marie-Eve F.Fleurant
Hairdresser
Philippe Athlan
Best boy Electricians
Yves Arseneau
Christophe Taets
Electricians
Dany Bourque
Chief Machinist
Patrice Dagenais
Best boy Machinist
Jocelyn Beaulac
Sound Engineer
Juan Gutierra
Boom Operator
Philippe Lavigne
Canteen
Victoire Bessette
Translation
Normand Boucher
Special Thanks to:
Marie-Alexandre Kérouac
Paul Gillot
Véronique Duquette
Colin Lavigne
Daniel Vachon
David Hatin
Guillaume Couture
Titles
Vincent Scotti
Online Editor
Denis Gathelier
Mix
Shelley Craig
Anwar: Ariel Ifergan
Marc: Benoit St-Hilaire
Paula: Geneviève Alarie
Paramedic: Yann Vallières
Docteur: Anka Rouleau
2nd Paramedic: Fred-Eric Salvail
Nurces: Cora Lebuis
Geneviève Sabourin
Patients, visitors and employees:
Hazgary Colin, Dominic Lorange, Jason Van Asten, Isabelle D. Thompson, Holden Wong, Sylvain Lavoie, Yan Galarneau, Gisèle Poirier, Robert Robitaille, Denis Martel, Sophie Bergeron, Catherine Servedio, Martin Beausoleil, Julie Bergamin, Mario Geoffrey, Duy Tan Vo Van, Garry S. Mailloux, Céline Jacques, Réal Martin, Lina Champagne
Medical Consultants
Erick Hovington
Serge Veilleux
Thanks to:
Céline Sénéchal, Laurent Gagliardi, Pierre Lapointe, Marie-Christine Guite, Claude Chevalier, Pascal Maeder, Denis Langlois, Bertrand Lachance, Rodrigue Jean, Martin Landry, Etienne Desrosiers, Carl Trahan, Joe Antaki, Ramona Ramlochand, Francois Delisle, Marc Gadoury, Jeffrey Hall, Micheal Weiss, Christine Falco, Mathieu Bourguet, Isabelle Côté, Benoit Gauthier, 1976 productions, Agence François Legault, Agence Laurence Ross, Agence Jean-Jacques Desjardins, Agence artistique Marie-Hélène Bibeau, Cast of Thousands, Agence Ginette Achim Inc., Adam St-Coeur agent d’artistes, Agence Chaplin, Agence Scoop, La fabrique d’image, Centre du Sud de Lanaudière, Ambulances 0911 INC. Atelier Alain Cadieux, Boscus, Cinépool, Kodak, PRIM, ATOPIA
Music
Starlite Walk de Christopher Goze
Intermède Pik Musik
AQTISMembre de l’APFTQUnion des Artistes
DOLBY DIGITAL
In certain Theater
All characters, names and events of this movie are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events and / or real people is purely coincidental or the result of chance.
©2006 Compass productions inc.
All rights reserved.
Vidéographe
Denis Vaillancourt
Chargé de projets / Distribution
VIDÉOGRAPHE
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