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An intimate look into the mind of Niall McNeil, an artist and performer with Down syndrome, and his unique chosen family. In Lay Down Your Heart, Niall introduces us to his many “family members,” his multiple “children,” his renowned “ex-wife” and director of the film Marie Clements, and other bonds forged through open-hearted creativity.
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Running time
1 h 5 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −31 min on the typical 96
typical 9665Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
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Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
2022
October 6, 2022
4 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Directing · 1
- Marie Clements Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Niall McNeil Writer, Original Series Design
Production · 9
- Shirley Vercruysse Executive Producer, Producer
- Rosey Tyler Production Assistant
- Joan McNeil Production Consultant
- Nicolas Ayerbe Barona Production Supervisor
- Alexa Carrenard Production Assistant
- Roksan Parfait Production Assistant
Camera · 1
- Mike McKinlay Director of Photography, Cinematography
Editing · 2
- Sarah Hedar Editor
- Serge Verreault Colorist, Visual Effects
Sound · 9
- Wayne Lavallee Music
- Eva Madden Sound Designer
- Kathleen Nisbet Musician
- Gaëlle Komàr Location Sound Recordist
- Drew Hogan Foley Artist
- Nicholas Davey Location Sound Recordist
Art · 4
- James Boatman Production Design
- Kevin Langdale Title Designer, Animation
- Richard Wilson Set Decoration
- Cynthia Ouellet Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Joleen Milton Wardrobe Coordinator
- Sheleah Bradley Makeup & Hair
- Yolonda Skelton Wardrobe Coordinator
Visual Effects · 1
- Bun Lee Visual Effects
Lighting · 1
- Gaelen Cook Gaffer
Other crew · 6
- Paul McCurdy Cinematography
- Katja De Bock Unit Publicist
- Peter Kallianiotis Legal Services
- Christina Ienna Cinematography
- Wes Machnikowski Technical Supervisor
- Steven Turcotte Cinematography
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