Arrivance: A Journey of Resilience
What if you leave your life behind, and starting over becomes everything?
“Arrivance: A Journey of Resilience” is a short documentary series that showcases the experiences of immigrant professionals and how they use music as a tool of resilience to overcome all their obstacles in their new life in Canada.
Crafting music without borders, “Arrivance” is not just a documentary, it’s a movement. Arrivance is a docu-series that embarks on a journey with immigrants starting their new lives in Canada. Through the universal language of music, these individuals not only discover strength but also a profound sense of cultural unity and belonging in their new home.
Director: Paula Vergara
Executive Producer: Federico Pereanez
Picture Editor: Federico Pereanez
Composer: Oscar Acevedo
Created and written by: Federico Pereañez
Producers: Federico Pereañez, Paula Vergara
CAST
FREDDY ALMARZA
VICTORIA ESSES
CORY CROSSMAN
Extras
Luz Maria Lopera
Tomas Giraldo
Maria Jose Giraldo
Mila Pereañez
Special Thanks to
Tracy Almarza
Valeeta Benneth
Leo Parra
Marco Ardon
Jim Macdonald
José-Luis Perdomo
Gerry Rozo
NEIGHBOURGOOD LODON
Maira Anser
LONDON & MIDDLESEX LOCAL IMMIGRATION PARTNERSHIP
Huda Hussein
Cross Cultural Learner CENTRE
Clive Jenkins
LONDON INTERCOMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
Selma Tobah
FANSHAWE COLLEGE
Missia De La Peña
PRODUCTION COMPANY
HALF AND HALF AGENCY CORP.
STORY/ARCHIVE PRODUCER
Federico Pereañez
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Paula Vergara
SECOND CAMERA
Heloisa Caravina
Samuel Arango
LONDON’S DRONE FOOTAGE
Brad Spencer
sound recording
Federico Pereañez
Oscar Acevedo
POSTPRODUCTION COMPANY
nofx.studio
PICTURE EDITOR / Colour
postproduction supervisor
Federico Pereañez
ART DIRECTOR - Graphic Design
Paula Vergara
Motion Graphics/VFX and title design
Federico Pereañez
Illustrations
Jean Camilo Pereañez
SOUND
Resonant Sound Labs
Audio designer
R. Rocha Neto
Re-recording mixer and dialogue editor
James Sutherland
DEVELOPMENT
Conceptual Advisor: Initial Ideas
elevador films
Andres Pereañez
Maria Alejandra Chica
LEGAL
SYNC/master AGREEMENTS
LERNERS
MARK MCAULEY
Music Supervisor
Sorell Sound
Chad W. Courneya
Legal Clearance
Hall Webber LLP
Mitchel Fleming
Archive - Stock Footage
FTP Agence France-Presse
INTERNET ARCHIVE
Envato Elements
WIKIPEDIA
SONGS
Original score written and performed by Oscar Acevedo
“Dancing Between Two Worlds”
“Fragments of a Dream”
“Echoes of a Lost Home”
“Unseen Borders”
“A New Dawn”
“Echoes of the Wind”
“Whispers of a Quiet Rebirth”
“Harmonies of Resilience”
Written and performed by Freddy Almarza
“full moon”
“como la primera vez”
“Polo FROM VENEZUELA”
Lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King
Performed by GUY LOMBARDO and his Royal Canadians
“Tennessee Waltz”
Special thanks to
TOURISM LONDON
LonDon music office
London unesco city of music
Cory Crossman
CMI Canada’s Music Incubator
Vel Omazic
Ganna Antonacci
University of Western Ontario
NETWORK FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TRENDS (NEST)
PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY
Victoria Esses
Film London
Andrew Dodd
CITY OF LONDON
NEWCOMERS DAY 2023
Locations London Ontario
WOLF PERFORMANCE HALL
LONDON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
UWO University of Western Ontario
London Brewing Co-operative
CHE RESTOBAR
london central PUBLIC LIBRARY
MARKET LANE THEATRE
FANSHAWE COLLEGE
RBC PLACE
Graphic Design by Paula Vergara - Half and Half Agency Corp.
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