El Contrato (2003)

Migrant Mexican workers in Canada

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 51M

Director : Min Sook Lee

Synopsis

This documentary from Min Sook Lee follows a poverty-stricken father from Central Mexico, along with several of his countrymen, as they make their annual migration to southern Ontario to pick tomatoes. For 8 months a year, the town's population absorbs 4,000 migrant workers who toil under conditions, and for wages, that no local would accept. Yet despite a fear of repercussions, the workers voice their desire for dignity and respect.

Actors

Maria del Mar

Narrator

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Writer

Director

Producer

Editor

Director of Photography

David Patrick

Director of Photography

Edgardo Moreno

Original Music Composer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Foley

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Martin Lee

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Production Manager

Production Manager

Production Manager

Production Coordinator

Ali Kazimi

Additional Camera

Min Sook Lee

Additional Camera

Don Grundsten

Additional Sound Re-Recordist

Mike Borlace

Additional Sound Re-Recordist

Benito Amaro

Additional Sound Re-Recordist

Dialogue Editor

Sound Supervisor

Online Editor

Colorist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Silva Basmajian

Producer

Catherine Scott

Assistant Editor

Douglas Crawford

Digital Imaging Technician

Nadine Simunic

Administrative Assistant

Lea Marin-Jara

Administrative Assistant

Joanne Forrest

Assistant Unit Manager

Grazia Rade

Unit Manager

Ida Di Fruscia

Administration

Mark Wilson

Assistant Production Manager

Kemp Archibald

Production Supervisor

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