Boat People
10 mins
As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favour. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.
Thao Lam
Narrator
Thao Lam
Director
Kjell Boersma
Director
Kjell Boersma
Writer
Jordan Kawai
Editor
Adam Brown
Animation
Miranda Quesnel
Storyboard Artist
Thao Lam
Writer
Simon Cottee
Animation
Pierre-Yves Drapeau
Sound Designer
Jelena Popović
Producer
Miranda Quesnel
Animation
Justine Pimlott
Producer
Cornelia (Li Shi Tong)
Storyboard Artist
Kjell Boersma
Editor
Kjell Boersma
Animation
Kjell Boersma
Animation Supervisor
Kjell Boersma
Compositor
respectfulchild
Music
Marcus Matyas
Production Supervisor
Howie Shia
Production Manager
Melissa Paduada
Production Coordinator
Martin Sulzer
Technical Supervisor
Mark Wilson
Manager of Operations
Andrew Martin-Smith
Administration
Carly Kastner
Studio Teacher
Mélanie Bouchard
Title Designer
Denis Pilon
Online Editor
Luc Léger
Foley Recordist
Karla Baumgardner
Foley
Christian Pitchen
Legal Services
Jean-Paul Vialard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jennifer Mair
Publicist
Nadine Viau
Publicist
Kevin Riley
Technical Advisor
Shaghayegh Haghdoust
Technical Advisor
Luc Binette
Technical Advisor