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(First Steps)
Plays In: Shorts: Time Will Tell

Shorts in Competition: Documentary
[SWAKE] | 2008 | 10 min | Short Documentary
Directed by: Jason DaSilva
Canada, USAWorld Premiere
Interests: Documentary, Health Issues, Returning FilmmakerCast & Credits
Primary Cast:
Jason DaSilva, Kumar Pallana, Marianne D'Souza, Susan Kim
Director: Jason DaSilva
Screenwriter: Jason DaSilva
Producer: Jason DaSilva
Music: Sara Ciantar, William Cheung
Camera: Shamsul Islam, Shilpi Gupta, Leigh DaSilva, Victor Ballasteros, Danita Chow
Associate Producer: Susan Kim
Title Design: Miguel Valdes
Director: Jason DaSilva
Screenwriter: Jason DaSilva
Producer: Jason DaSilva
Music: Sara Ciantar, William Cheung
Camera: Shamsul Islam, Shilpi Gupta, Leigh DaSilva, Victor Ballasteros, Danita Chow
Associate Producer: Susan Kim
Title Design: Miguel Valdes
Program Notes
After working as a filmmaker for 10 years, Jason DaSilva put his experience with progressive multiple sclerosis on the screen in First Steps. The film uses DaSilva's personal narrative as an anchor point to weave in and out of interviews, explanations, and findings on MS within a jigsaw puzzle of incidents.
Note: This film will screen as part of the Shorts: Time Will Tell program.









