Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada as part of the 2008 Tremplin contest with the financial support of Canadian Heritage through the Interdepartmental Partnership with Official-Language Communities (IPOLC). Agency - French program:.Ontario and West Studio.

Director, Julie Plourde ; writer, Julie Plourde ; researcher, Julie Plourde ; director of photography, Kirk Tougas ; sound, Jeff Carter ; editing, Petra Valier ; sound editor, Daniel Toussaint ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; original music, Philippe Lapointe ; re-recording, Luc Léger ; producer, Anne-Marie Rocher ; executive producer, Jacques Turgeon.

Participation, null Alanna, Lilliam Sequeira Duran, Richard Johnson, Andrée Johnson Sequeira, Barbara Grüeger, Rick Sam, Carrie Gabrielson.

Recorded 2009.

Taken in by a loving family at the age of eight weeks, Alanna grew up in the majestic wilderness of the Yukon mountains. Because her mother drank heavily during pregnancy, Alanna's development was seriously compromised. She has fetal alcohol syndrome. She will never be like other kids. Tackling the subject with sensitivity, Julie Plourde's documentary speaks to the heart. Alanna is a wake-up call about a tragedy that's largely underestimated by the public but of growing concern to health professionals around the world. This short film was produced as part of the Tremplin contest, which gives young francophone directors outside Quebec a chance to make their first film under professional conditions.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Audience Award for Best Canadian Short Film, 2009

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).