Synopsis
A tour de force of verité filmmaking from two of Canada’s most acclaimed documentarians, Memento Mori grips the viewer in its emotional embrace, propelling us from moments of unexpected joy to profound anguish through a world few of us understand, but which we will all one day encounter.
A one-hour version of the feature-length film Memento Mori entitled Vital Bonds was produced for CBC “The Nature of Things” and PBS NOVA.
Credits
Executive Producers
Rosvitha Dransfeld, Bonnie Thompson (NFB), Sue Dando (CBC)
Writer & Director
Niobe Thompson
Editors
Brenda Terning & Scott Parker
Composers
John McMillan & Jonathan Kawchuk
Cinematography
Sergio Olivares & aAron Munson
Sound Recordists
Philip Dransfeld & Carey Opper
Sound Design
Johnny Blerot
Production Manager
Sandra Tober
Production Coordinator
Esther Viragh
Production Assistant
Tamarra Canu
Watch The Trailer
Memento Mori was produced for CBC’s “The Nature of Things” and PBS NOVA’s “Transplanting Hope”.
