A Sick Call

198624 min 12 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Harvey Spak

Production: Dale PhillipsJanice PlattMichael MacMillanGraydon McCrea

Script: Harvey Spak

Co-produced by Atlantis Films Limited and the NFB with the participation of the Global Television Network and Telefilm Canada.

A priest confronts self-doubt and guilt over an incident wherein he violates his own moral principles. The film is based on a short story by Morley Callaghan.

Subject categories


  • Literature and Language - Canada > Adaptations of Literary WorksCanadian Literature
  • Literature and Language > Adaptations of Literary Works
  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Catholic Church

Credits


director
Harvey Spak
script
Harvey Spak
producer
Dale Phillips
Janice Platt
executive producer
Michael MacMillan
Graydon McCrea
photography
Andreas Poulsson
sound
Garrell Clark
editing
Peter Svab
music
Roger Deegan
cast
Kirk Grayson
Steven Hilton
Barbara Reese
Elan Ross Gibson
Geoffrey Saville-Read
Jay Smith

Awards


  • Award for Best Editing (Peter Svab)Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards
  • Award for Best Fiction Film under 30 minutesAnnual Alberta Film and Television Awards
  • Award for Best Male Performance (Jay Smith)Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards