A Mother's challenge to adapt to her son's chronic blood disorder becomes a battle of determination to accept an uncontrollable change.
In the year 2000, Shannan Quinn’s world was turned upside down. Her two year old son Matthew, who was of seemingly perfect health, would be diagnosed with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), an immune blood disorder that would drastically change their families future. Since Matthew was diagnosed, Shannan has devoted her life to bettering Matthew’s life and has tried to learn as much as she can about his disorder. In this documentary, Shannan will reflect and open up about how demanding it was to raise a child with this type of illness, and how she was able to accept the uncontrollable.
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Matt Quinn
Director Director of Blood Baby, Matthew Quinn is an aspiring creator and an avid storyteller. Being drawn to personal and emotional stories, Matthew finds his solace in revealing thoughts and ideas not commonly explored. It is Matthew’s hope that his mother’s story will help other parents of sick children through their experience. |
Hanna Kryvun
Producer Hanna is the Producer on Blood Baby. As a third year student, she takes a keen interest in producing and writing streams. Hanna took a personal interest in Matthew’s story as she as well has been diagnosed with a sickness that affects her life. With this short documentary, she hopes to bring awareness to people not to be afraid or disgusted by someone who is sick but rather become their reliable supporter. |
Henry Daemen
Director of Photography Henry is a co-DP on Blood Baby. He is a third year Bachelor of Film and Television student at Sheridan College, with a focus on directing and cinematography. Henry is always looking for a new challenge in all aspects of filmmaking. |
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Yevgeniy Vaskov
Director of Photography Yevgeniy Vaskov is the co-D.O.P for Blood Baby. He has a keen interest in the camera department and is constantly looking for new challenges to better himself. Learning to shoot miniatures was a fun and educational experience, and will help him on future films as he continues on his path in the world of film. |
Joel Camilleri
1st Assistant/Production Designer Joel is the production designer and prop/set fabricator for Blood Baby. As a third year student in the Bachelor of Film and Television program he is always looking for ways to apply his wide range of design and fabrication skills to the projects he works on. With skills ranging from carpentry to metalwork and foamsmithing, constructing miniatures for this doc presented a unique challenge. |
Dylan Micallef
Production Sound Mixer Dylan is a third year sound student and responsible for both on-set and post sound for Blood Baby. Bringing his background in music, Dylan hopes to bring unique elements to the sound design of the film to help contribute to the story. When he isn’t doing sound design, Dylan can be found dwelling in his basement playing drums and listening to music (said songs mainly include video game songs and television themes). |
Taylor Habel
Co-Picture Editor Taylor is a third year student in the film and television program. She is responsible for the role of co-editor for this project. Overall Taylor is someone who is enthusiastic about being part of almost all avenues of the film process. Outside of film, Taylor enjoys visual arts and special effects makeup. |
Dylan Pawluk
Co-Picture Editor Dylan Pawluk is 3rd year film student responsible for the roles of assistant editor, co-editor and music producer of Blood Baby. His focus is within post-production however he dabbles in every stage of the film-making process. Despite the lack of sleep, Dylan still does his best to deliver the best final product possible! |
Candice Dixon
Co-Writer Candice is a co-writer on Blood Baby, allowing her to hone her editing skills and bring her personal knowledge of chronic illness to the project. Now in her third year of BFTV, her love of storytelling has led her primary areas of focus within film to be writing and directing. In her free time, you can catch Candice taking in a broadway show — the cheesier, the better — or watching unhealthy amounts of her favourite television series. |
Brittany Markell
Transmedia Producer Brittany is the Transmedia Producer on Blood Baby. Brittany is a third year Bachelor of Film and Television student at Sheridan College where her focus lies in writing and picture editing. She strives to make cohesive stories on paper and on the screen. On Blood Baby, she was in charge of our Transmedia to help push along our story. |
