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Citizen Varek
195312 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Gordon Burwash
Production: Nicholas Balla
Script: Gordon Burwash
A portrayal of the problems of adjustment faced by the European immigrant to Canada. From the courtroom ceremony where several new Canadians are taking their oaths of citizenship, the film flashes back five years to look at their hopes and doubts at the time of their arrival. (Award: Toronto.)
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Subject categories
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > European OriginsImmigration Experience and Social AdjustmentIntegration Issues
Credits
- director
- Gordon Burwash
- script
- Gordon Burwash
- producer
- Nicholas Balla
- photography
- Lorne C. Batchelor
- sound
- Clifford Griffin
- Clarke Daprato
- editing
- Fergus McDonell
- music
- Maurice Blackburn
Awards
- Honorable Mention - Category: Theatrical ShortGenie Awards