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A Gift for Kate
198627 min 43 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: John N. Smith
Production: Sam GranaRobert FortierBarrie Howells
Script: Gerald Wexler
Kate is a recently discharged mental patient who now lives in a run-down halfway house. The weekly visits from her fifteen-year-old son, Arthur, are bright spots in her difficult life. For Arthur, who has trouble dealing with his mother's condition, the visits are difficult. Arthur's embarrassment and confusion lead him to lie to his girlfriend about Kate, with some surprising results when the two women meet.
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Subject categories
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Adolescent BehaviourAdolescentsFamily LifeMental Illness and DisabilitiesWomen
- Children and Youth > Adolescent Social BehaviourFamily Life
- Families > AdolescentsMental HealthParent-Child RelationshipsWomen
- Women > Family LifeHealth and Illness
- Arts Education > Drama
- Media Education > Film and Video Production
- Health/Personal Development > Mental Health/Stress/Suicide
- Social Studies > Social Policies and Programs
Credits
- director
- John N. Smith
- producer
- Sam Grana
- Robert Fortier
- executive producer
- Barrie Howells
- script
- Gerald Wexler
- photography
- Andy Kitzanuk
- sound
- Hans Oomes
- editing
- Paul Demers
- sound editing
- André Galbrand
- re-recording
- Hans Peter Strobl
- music
- Richard Gresko
- cast
- Sophie Clément
- Martha Henry
- Victor Knight
- Jean Marchand
- Stephanie Morgenstern
- Mark Polley
- Neil Dainard
Awards
- Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Health and Medicine International Film and Video Festival