Family Circles

194931 minFilm: Documentary

Direction: Morten Parker

Production: Tom DalyGudrun Parker

Script: Morten ParkerGudrun Parker

Shows how the interplay of home and school influences the development of children. The experiences of three children illustrate vividly how parental indifference, lack of imagination, and emotional conflict at home can destroy the confidence and enthusiasm necessary for a child's success at school.

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Subject categories


  • Education > Child EducationTeacher Training and Function
  • Children and Youth > Child Rearing and DevelopmentEducation and School Life
  • Families > Child Rearing and DevelopmentSociety and the Family
  • Psychology and Psychiatry > ChildrenEmotional LifeFamily LifePsychological Processes

Credits


director
Morten Parker
producer
Tom Daly
Gudrun Parker
script
Morten Parker
Gudrun Parker
photography
Grant McLean
sound
Clarke Daprato
Stan Clemson
editing
Horace Clarke
narrator
John Drainie
music
Eldon Rathburn

Awards


  • First Award - Category: Non-theatricalGenie Awards
  • Best Film - Category: InformationAnnual Film Festival
  • One of 10 Best 16mm Information Films of 1950Scholastic Teachers Magazine Annual Film Awards
  • Special Mention - Category: Cultural FilmsSODRE International Festival of Documentary and experimental Films