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The Crown Prince
198837 min 37 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: Aaron Kim Johnston
Production: Joe MacDonaldChes Yetman
Script: Don BaileyAaron Kim Johnston
Produced by the NFB in association with Health and Welfare Canada.
In Crown Prince, Frank Robinson abuses his wife verbally and batters her physically, with frightening consequences not only for her, but also for their sons, Billy and Freddy. A thought-provoking drama, this film explores the complex problems teenagers face in dealing with domestic violence, and shows how one family begins the healing process.
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Subject categories
- Law and Crime > AdolescentsViolence Against Women
- Families > AdolescentsFamily ViolenceViolence Against Women
- Children and Youth > Family Life
- Women > Violence Against Women
- Media Education > Film and Video Production
- Health/Personal Development > Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Relationships
- Social Studies > Social Policies and Programs
Credits
- director
- Aaron Kim Johnston
- writer
- Don Bailey
- Aaron Kim Johnston
- editor
- Ken Rodeck
- director of photography
- Ian Elkin
- music
- Dan Donahue
- producer
- Joe MacDonald
- cast
- Christian Molgat
- Andrew Bednarski
- Laurissa Kowalchuk
- Neil Munro
- Pauline Broderick
- Garth Dyke
- Chris Emery
- Paul Gray
- Tannis Kowalchuk
- Joyce Krenz
- Craig Walls
- production manager
- Anne Klein
- assistant director
- Jack Clements
- 2nd assistant director
- Liz Jarvis
- Owen Smith
- 3rd assistant director
- Elizabeth Janzen
- camera operator
- Charles Konowal
- assistant camera
- Frank Raven
- 2nd assistant camera
- Terry Reimer
- location sound
- Michael McGee
- boom operator
- Dale Hildebrand
- continuity
- Leslie Oswald
- gaffer
- Peter Larocque
- best boy
- Michael Marshall
- key grip
- Bill Mills
- dolly grip
- Bill Mills
- grip assistant
- Greg Morley
- set dresser
- Neila Benson
- props assistant
- Mark Gebel
- wardrobe
- Suzanne Johnston
- makeup
- Rita Steinmann
- hair
- Rita Steinmann
- production coordinator
- Marie Fournier
- production assistant
- Olaf Dux
- Anna Marie Boquist
- Chris Morrissey
- Ray Giesbrecht
- Shawn Huntington
- stills
- Bob Tinker
- casting
- Vonnie Von Helmolt
- assistant editor
- Neila Benson
- Allen Schinkel
- sound editor
- Russ Dyck
- assistant sound editor
- Linda Madden
- foley artist
- Andy Malcolm
- re-recording
- Clive Perry
- technical coordinator
- Perry Mark Stratychuk
- studio administrator
- Cyndi Forcand
- executive producer
- Ches Yetman
Awards
- Third Prize in recognition of excellence in health sciences media productionItinerant - HESCA Film Festival
- Finalist Certificate - Category: Human RelationsAnnual Awards Competition / International Film & Television Festival
- Honorable Mention - Category: Health and Medicine International Film and Video Festival