Welcome to Canada (1989)
1h 26m
Running Time
January 2, 1989Release Date
Welcome to Canada (1989)
1h 26m
Running Time
January 2, 1989Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently Welcome to Canada is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: NFB
Streaming in:🇨🇦 Canada
Cast & Crew.
Brendan Foley
Noreen Power
Kasivisanathan Karthigasoo
Kumaraselvy Karthigasoo
John N. Smith
Director / Writer / Editor
Roger Martín
Director of Photography / Gaffer
David De Volpi
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
K. Shanmuganathan
Director of Photography
Martin Duckworth
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
Sam Grana
Writer / Editor / Producer
Martial Éthier
Editor
Martial Ethier
Editor
Paul Pope
Associate Producer
Colin Neale
Executive Producer
Bernadette Hayes
Hairdresser
Suren Desilva
Production Manager
Chandra S. Perera
Production Manager
Louis Collin
Sound Effects Editor
Jacques Drouin
Sound Recordist
Christian Fortin
Foley Recordist
Wojtek Klis
Dialogue Editor
Roshan S. Perera
Sound Recordist
Hans Peter Strobl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marnie Stubley
Assistant Sound Editor
Pierre Béland
Assistant Sound Editor
Raymond Vermette
Supervising Sound Editor
Don Ayer
Apprentice Sound Editor
Lise Wedlock
Foley
Norman Bruff
Best Boy Grip
Dominique Gusset
Assistant Camera
Roy Holloway
Best Boy Grip
K.M. Stanley
Assistant Camera
Edward Riche
Casting
Lois Siegel
Casting
Barbara Greene
Costumer
Grace Avrith
Post Production Coordinator
Alison Burns
Post Production Coordinator
Claude Cardinal
Negative Cutter
Gudrun Klawe
Additional Editing
Marie Tonto-Donati
Administration
Val Teodori
Title Designer
Dolores Sullivan
Catering
Josephine Power
Production Secretary
Gerard Hayes
Production Assistant
Bernadette Hawkins
Administration
Mary Duggan
Catering
Ida Di Fruscia
Administration
Gloria Bruff
Catering
Sally Bochner
Researcher
Wayne Baker
Production Assistant
Theresa Baker
Administration
Leonard Power
Driver
Des Walsh
Music Consultant
Don Walsh
Music Consultant
Charlotte Bradley
Musician
Seamus Creagh
Musician
Vasudevan Govindarajan
Musician
Louis Hone
Recording Supervision
John Lacey
Musician
Paddy Mackey
Musician
Rob Murphy
Musician
Dave Panting
Recording Supervision
Bob O'Donovan
Musician
Sundaram
Musician
Gerry Strong
Musician
Gordon Quinton
Musician
Anandprasad Pathanjali
Music Consultant
Scott Schillereff
Musician
Himmat Shinhat
Musician
Sithiravel
Musician
Sridas Sivasambo
Musician
Boyd Norman
Musician
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Welcome to Canada is a 1989 Canadian docufiction film directed by John N. Smith. Loosely based on a real-life incident, the film depicts the interactions of a small community in Newfoundland with a group of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who turn up in the town. The film's cast includes Charlene Bruff, Madonna Hawkins, Nirmalan Masilamany, Anandprasad Pathanjali, Beverly Power, Francis Power, Rosie Power, Kumar Singam Nadarajah, Murugesu Sivanesan and Sinnakili Baskaran.
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1989, and was screened at the 1989 Toronto International Film Festival.
Smith received a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990.