Mabel
20 mins
Feisty, fiercely independent and firmly rooted in place, 90 year-old Mabel Robinson broke barriers back in the 40s when she became the first woman in Hubbards, Nova Scotia, to launch her own business—a hairdressing salon where she still provides shampoo-n-sets over 70 years later. Weaving animation and archival imagery with intimate and laugh out loud moments in the salon, the film celebrates the power of friendship, doing what you love and staying active. With no desire to retire anytime soon, Mabel gives voice to a generation who are not front and center of cinema or the pop hairstyles of the day, and subtly shifts the lens on our perception of beauty and the elderly.
Tristan Capacchione
Dialogue Editor
Luc Léger
Music Sound Design and Processing
Mélanie Bouchard
Title Designer
Yannick Carrier
Online Editor
Chris MacIntosh
Technical Supervisor
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
Original Music Composer
Leslie Anne Poyntz
Administration
Arthur McKay
Sound Recordist
Yves Adam
Musician
Frank Forrestall
Animation
Jean-François Laprise
Technical Supervisor
Roz Power
Production Supervisor
Annette Clarke
Executive Producer
Annette Clarke
Producer
Pat Dillon
Publicist
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
Sound Designer
Kelly Davis
Production Coordinator
Tanya Laperriere
Musician
Shirley Robb
Still Photographer
Philippe Jeansonne
Music Supervision Assistant
Karla Baumgardner
Foley Artist
Amanda Keesmaat
Musician
Dave Gossage
Music Arranger
Jean-Paul Vialard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cheryl Murgatroyd
Assistant Editor
Sarah Gignac
Production Coordinator
Luc Léger
Foley Recordist
Dominique Aubry
Legal Services
Wanda Nolan
Researcher