RYAN'S WELL
I Have a Little Sugar
(2009) Length 00:48:00
PRODUCED BY
THIRD ELEMENT PRODUCTIONS
Diabetes has been called the Silent Killer of the 21st century. Are some ethnic groups predisposed to this condition? This moving personal documentary takes us on a journey through the lives of four people who come to terms with their condition.
John, distanced himself from his Aboriginal roots in his 20s, and ignored his diabetes until it gnawed away at his body parts. Siva was diagnosed with Type 1 later in her life. After she got over the shock she turns it into an opportunity and becomes a volunteer educator. While his friends were looking forward to getting a driving license, Julian was learning how to use an insulin pen. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12, Julian feels it cut off his wings. Williana is newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. She fears the worst and finds it hard to deal with her condition given her challenges with lack of employment.
This riveting documentary uses these personal stories to explore the hard facts surrounding the "Sugar Disease" and presents some controversial research findings.
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FILM CREDITS
Produced and Directed by
Lalita Krishna
Producer
Ben Viccari
Writer
Lalita Krishna
Researcher
Arlene Moscovitch
Narrators
Cynthia West
Angélica Elizondo (Spanish)
Ilaiyabahrathy (Tamil)
Nirmaladevi Ratnasabapathy (Tamil)
Director of Photography
Daniel Grant
Additional Camera
Monica Guddat
Colin Akoon
Sound Recordist
Jeffery Magat
Editor
Baun Mah
Animated Sequences
Mark Alberts
Electric Square
Graphics
Gian Carlo Sherman
Original Music Composed by
Andy McNeill
Online Editor
Luke Higginson
Production Coordinator
Karen Suzuki
Business Affairs
Del Mehes
Transcriptions
Daniel Cockburn
Kim De Castris-Garcia
Arestia Dehmassi
Audio Mixer
Sean Karp
Post Production Facilities
Karp ADM Studios
In Sync Media
International Multimedia Corporation
Special Thanks to:
Canadian Diabetes Association
Banting House, National Historic Site of Canada
New Heights Community Health Centre
Credit Valley Hospital
William Osler Hospital
Produced In Association with
OMNI Television
For Rogers
Karen Mancini
Paritosh Mehta
Alain Strati
Madeline Ziniak
Made possible with 100% funding from the
OMNI Television Independent Producers Initiative
And the financial participation of
The Government of Ontario
Film and Television Tax Credit
THIRD ELEMENT PRODUCTIONS 2009