For John

Montour, Dale, (film director.). Obomsawin, Alanis, (film producer.). Bochner, Sally, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: John Diabo was a cherished member of a tight-knit family in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, near Montreal, Quebec. Nevertheless, John had been tortured by drug addiction for more than a decade. In 1998, he ended his own life at the age of thirty-one. For John is the intimate story of John's battle with drugs and his eventual suicide. The film, directed by Dale Montour, John's aunt, is also a portrait of his family. Four years after his death, they break their silence. Courageously they share their stories of survival in the aftermath of unimaginable loss. In moving testimony and family photographs, For John portrays the stark contrast between John's powerful life force and the force of his addiction.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (51 min., 33 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2018.
Copyright: ©2003

Content descriptions

General Note:	Aboriginal filmmaker. NFB's special programs:.Aboriginal Filmmaking Program. Agency - English program:.Quebec Centre.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Dale Montour ; director, Dale Montour ; editor, James Malloch ; original music composer, Eric Lemoyne ; camera, Philippe Amiguet, Moira Simpson ; location sound, Raymond Marcoux, Jeff Henschel, Alanis Obomsawin ; sound editor, André Chaput ; voice recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; research, Dale Montour ; digital animation, Louise Overy ; re-recording mixer, Shelley Craig ; producer, Alanis Obomsawin ; executive producer, Sally Bochner.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2003.
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).