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Perfecting the Art of Longing (2021)

A Stroke Left Him Isolated. Love Is His Lifeline.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 12M

Director : Kitra Cahana

Synopsis

Cut off from his loved ones due to the strict COVID-19 lockdown at the long-term care facility where he lives, a quadriplegic rabbi is filmed by his daughter while reflecting on love, mortality and longing.

Actors

Rabbi Ronnie Cahana
Rabbi Ronnie Cahana
Himself

Crews

Kitra Cahana
Kitra Cahana
Director
Kitra Cahana
Kitra Cahana
Writer
Ariel Nasr
Ariel Nasr
Producer
Kat Baulu
Kat Baulu
Producer
Annette Clarke
Annette Clarke
Executive Producer
Kara Blake
Kara Blake
Editor
Olivier Alary
Olivier Alary
Music
Sacha Ratcliffe
Sacha Ratcliffe
Sound Designer
Kitra Cahana
Kitra Cahana
Director of Photography
Kitra Cahana
Kitra Cahana
Sound Recordist
Frank Nadeau
Frank Nadeau
Technical Advisor
Roz Power
Roz Power
Production Supervisor
Daniel Lord
Daniel Lord
Technical Supervisor
Christopher MacIntosh
Christopher MacIntosh
Technical Supervisor
Christian Pitchen
Christian Pitchen
Legal Services
Jennifer Mair
Jennifer Mair
Publicist
Leslie Anne Poyntz
Leslie Anne Poyntz
Administration
Cheryl Murgatroyd
Cheryl Murgatroyd
Production Coordinator
Christine Williams
Christine Williams
Production Coordinator
Kitra Cahana
Kitra Cahana
Researcher
Bernard Belley
Bernard Belley
Sound Mix Technician
Jean-Paul Vialard
Jean-Paul Vialard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jacques Bertrand Simard
Jacques Bertrand Simard
Title Designer
Serge Verreault
Serge Verreault
Online Editor

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