2019 Winner
MEC
Facing Sunrise
Origin
GoldMulticultural - Online Film
Outdoor gear and apparel retailer MEC wanted to show that not only white people enjoy the outdoors, and connect with the growing number of visible minorities exploring Canada’s natural spaces. MEC also wanted a story that was about and by people of colour. “Facing Sunrise” is one part of the resulting documentary series. It explores how Azzah Ahmad, a young Muslim woman, uses outdoor activity as a means of overcoming personal and physical hardships.
Director
JULIA KWAN
Featuring
AZZAH AHMAD
Producers
YVES J. MA
LAINEY MULLINS
JEFF THOMAS
Executive Producers
DAVID BÉLANGER
MERIKO KUBOTA
Directors of Photography
GRAEME MEIKLEJOHN
BRANDON KELLY
Aerial Cinematography
GRAEME MEIKLEJOHN
Edited By
MICHAEL BROCKINGTON
GRAEME MEIKLEJOHN
Music By
RUP SIDHU
Sound Design
JEFF YELLEN
Colour Grading
JEFF THOMAS
Still Photography
STEVE TAN
Additional Cinematography
DAVID PEACOCK
JEFF THOMAS
UAV Pilot
JASON BRINKMAN
Thanks to
DANIELLE KRISTMANSON
MARIE-JOSÉE LEGAULT
QUINN LANZON
BROCK ELLIS
CHASING SUNRISE
JULIEN DESCHUTTER
MONTANA RADOCK
JULIA KWAN
Featuring
AZZAH AHMAD
Producers
YVES J. MA
LAINEY MULLINS
JEFF THOMAS
Executive Producers
DAVID BÉLANGER
MERIKO KUBOTA
Directors of Photography
GRAEME MEIKLEJOHN
BRANDON KELLY
Aerial Cinematography
GRAEME MEIKLEJOHN
Edited By
MICHAEL BROCKINGTON
GRAEME MEIKLEJOHN
Music By
RUP SIDHU
Sound Design
JEFF YELLEN
Colour Grading
JEFF THOMAS
Still Photography
STEVE TAN
Additional Cinematography
DAVID PEACOCK
JEFF THOMAS
UAV Pilot
JASON BRINKMAN
Thanks to
DANIELLE KRISTMANSON
MARIE-JOSÉE LEGAULT
QUINN LANZON
BROCK ELLIS
CHASING SUNRISE
JULIEN DESCHUTTER
MONTANA RADOCK