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The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
196849 min 6 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: Peter Pearson
Production: Barrie HowellsJohn Kemeny
Script: Joan Finnigan
A story from a logging community about a man who chooses the unfettered life, and uncertain income, of an itinerant bush worker, even though it means that his family lives poorly as a result. The film is a study of the effects on family life of isolation and deprivation.
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Subject categories
- Social Issues > Family LifeRural Life
- Families > Work and Unemployment
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Adolescent DevelopmentParentingRelationships
- Social Studies > Social Policies and Programs
- Health/Personal Development > Substance Use and Abuse/Addiction
Credits
- director
- Peter Pearson
- producer
- Barrie Howells
- John Kemeny
- script
- Joan Finnigan
- photography
- Tony Ianzelo
- sound
- Hans Oomes
- editing
- Michael McKennirey
- sound editing
- Bernard Bordeleau
- Robert Fleming
- cast
- Margot Kidder
- Kate Reid
- Chris Wiggins
- Paisley Maxwell
- William Thourlby
- Sandy Webster
- Jon Granik
Awards
- Award for the Best Screenplay given to Joan FinneganGenie Awards
- Award for Best Editing given to Michael McKennireyGenie Awards
- Award for Best Direction given to Peter PearsonGenie Awards
- Award for the Best Black and White Cinematography given to Tony IanzeloGenie Awards
- Etrog for Best Art Direction given to Michael MilneGenie Awards
- Etrog for Best Performance by a Lead Actor given to Chris WigginsGenie Awards
- Etrog for for Best TV DramaGenie Awards
- Film of the YearGenie Awards
- Diploma of MeritInternational Film Festival