Blueline

198552 min 23 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Marc F. Voizard

Production: Tom BerryStefan WodoslawskyFranco BattistaAndy Thomson

Script: Tom BerryStefan Wodoslawsky

Co-produced by the NFB and Les Productions de la Chouette with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Health and Welfare Canada and CFCF Television.

Set in Montréal, Blueline combines the talents of three of Canada's top young actors with a music score featuring some of the most popular rock performers, including David Bowie. The hero of the story is Jamie, an introverted teenager with a domineering father and a secret ambition to run in the Montréal International Marathon. Encouraged by his friend Myles and girlfriend Nicole, Jamie develops the self-confidence he needs to overcome a series of setbacks and to realize his dream.

Subject categories

  • Sports and Leisure > CompetitionsRunning
  • Children and Youth > Sports, Leisure and Play

Credits

director
Marc F. Voizard
producer
Tom Berry
Stefan Wodoslawsky
screenplay
Tom Berry
Stefan Wodoslawsky
executive producer
Franco Battista
Andy Thomson
photography
Savas Kalogeras
sound
Jacques Drouin
editing
Richard Todd
sound editing
Wojtek Klis
re-recording
Hans Peter Strobl
Adrian Croll
cast
Walter Massey
David Matheson
Isabelle Mejias
Peter Spence