Feisty, fiercely independent and firmly rooted in place, 90 year-old Mabel Robinson broke barriers back in the 40s when she became the first woman in Hubbards, Nova Scotia, to launch her own business—a hairdressing salon where she still provides shampoo-n-sets over 70 years later. Weaving animation and archival imagery with intimate and laugh out loud moments in the salon, the film celebrates the power of friendship, doing what you love and staying active. With no desire to retire anytime soon, Mabel gives voice to a generation who are not front and center of cinema or the pop hairstyles of the day, and subtly shifts the lens on our perception of beauty and the elderly.
Crew
Philippe Jeansonne
Music Supervision Assistant
Teresa MacInnes
Director, Writer, Editor, Researcher
Yannick Carrier
Online Editor
Cheryl Murgatroyd
Assistant Editor
Kent Nason
Director of Photography
Kelly Davis
Production Coordinator
Sarah Gignac
Production Coordinator
Annette Clarke
Executive Producer, Producer
Roz Power
Production Supervisor
Frank Forrestall
Animation
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
Sound Designer, Original Music Composer
Luc Léger
Music Sound Design and Processing, Foley Recordist
Jean-Paul Vialard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arthur McKay
Sound Recordist
Karla Baumgardner
Foley Artist
Dave Gossage
Music Arranger
Rick Irwin
Musician
Yves Adam
Musician
Tanya Laperriere
Musician
Amanda Keesmaat
Musician
Tristan Capacchione
Dialogue Editor
Shirley Robb
Still Photographer
Chris MacIntosh
Technical Supervisor
Jean-François Laprise
Technical Supervisor
Wanda Nolan
Researcher
Mélanie Bouchard
Title Designer
Dominique Aubry
Legal Services
Pat Dillon
Publicist
Leslie Anne Poyntz
Administration