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