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#Kreyzee

#Kreyzee, the short - zoom formatted - documentary, interviews eleven personalities in and around the mental dis/abilities community. Asking: What the term crazy means to them. A digital dinner table discussion blossoms with an attuned score, delivering a self reflective, critical and urgent, collective conversation; together.

  • Dan Smeby
    Director
    A Mains Nues, Lever L'encre
  • Robyn Badger
    Director
  • Dan Smeby
    Writer
    A Mains Nues, Lever L'encre
  • Robyn Badger
    Writer
  • Robyn Badger
    Producer
  • Dan Smeby
    Producer
    A Mains Nues, Lever L'encre
  • Anna Quon
    Key Cast
  • James MacSwain
    Key Cast
  • Phoenix Inana
    Key Cast
  • Dany Bouchard
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Canadian Mental Health Association - Awareness Screening
    online
    Canada
    October 1, 2022
  • Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Conference 2023
    Vancouver
    Canada
    June 10, 2023
Director Biography - Dan Smeby, Robyn Badger

Smeby holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University and has worked extensively with the creative arts therapy foundation Les Impatients, in Montreal. He has held international residencies in Kuwait City, Kuwait; Kampala, Uganda; and Detroit, Michigan. Most recently he has completed the Boîte Blanche Residency at Galerie Sans Noms in Moncton and the Cross-Cultural Creation Residency at the Saint John Arts Center, both in his home province of New Brunswick. His most recent film “A Mains Nues” is being distributed by Psyche.co and has been officially selected at numerous Canadian festivals including FIN, FIFA, and FICFA.

Robyn lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and is currently operating her own video production company called, Creative Badger Studio. She also works part-time as a Digital Literacy Facilitator at Canadian Mental Health Association Halifax - Dartmouth Branch. She has worked in the film business for many years and during that time as an award-winning production designer. Over the past 10 years Robyn has led workshops and directed numerous video production projects with communities that deal with marginalization. CMHA Hal-Dart, Centre for Art Tapes and Connections Halifax are a few of the organization that Robyn has had success with video production workshops. Helping people find their voice through video production is at the heart of Robyn‘s creative work.

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Director Statement

Both Dan and Robyn are filmmakers living with mental dis/abilities. We are both service users and service providers, learning and advocating for those of us living with mental dis/abilities.

#Kreyzee, for us, is the beginning of the conversation. We hope to open up dialogue about what crazy means - to everyone who uses the term.