Vital Bonds

Thompson, Niobe, (film director.). Dransfeld, Rosie, (film producer.). Christensen, David, (film producer.). Dransfeld, Rosie, (film producer.). Thompson, Bonnie, (film producer.). ID: Productions Inc. (edmonton), (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Canada's organ donation rate is the lowest in the industrialized world - and every organ lost is also a life. For the first time ever on-screens, Vital Bonds gives viewers unprecedented access to the powerful real-life human stories of organ donation in Canada. Following a traumatic brain injury, the family of 28-year old athlete Matthew makes the decision to donate his organs. A two-week old baby girl named Harlow receives a donor heart from the far side of the continent. These are just some of the life and death stories covered with unflinching authenticity to show the lasting impact and major importance of organ donation in Canada.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (52 min., 01 sec.) : sound
remote
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2017.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.North West Studio. Agency:.Co-produced by ID Productions Inc. and the National Film Board of Canada in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Niobe Thompson ; executive producer, Rosie Dransfeld, David Christensen ; producer, Rosie Dransfeld, Bonnie Thompson ; writer, Niobe Thompson ; director of photography, aAron Munson, Sergio Olivares ; editor, Brenda Terning ; music, John McMillan ; location sound recording, Philip Dransfeld, Carey Opper ; sound editor, Perry Blackman, Iain Pattison, Chris Szott, Jordan Ivey ; visual research, Gina Cali.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Niobe Thompson.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2016.
Target Audience Note:	15-18.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).