Left Out

198524 min 10 secFilm: Fiction, Children's film

G

Direction: Jim Purdy

Production: John KramerJohn Spotton

Script: Jim Purdy

A film on unemployment and how it affects a family, as seen primarily through the eyes of a twelve-year-old. When Amy learns that she cannot go on a school field trip to Québec City, she is devastated. Eventually, however, Amy grows to realize that a lack of money does not mean a lack of love, and that her parents try to compensate in other ways. Other elements in the film include the strain a man's unemployment can place on husband and wife, and the tension it can create between parents and children. Part of a series of short dramatic films for children.

Availability


Other versions


Subject categories


  • Economics > Employment and UnemploymentWork Issues
  • Families > Family LifeParent-Child RelationshipsWork and Unemployment
  • Work and Labour Relations > Family Life and WorkUnemployment and Job Hunting
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Adolescent DevelopmentFamily Diversity and ChallengesParenting

Credits


director
Jim Purdy
script
Jim Purdy
producer
John Kramer
executive producer
John Spotton
cinematography
Mark Irwin
sound
Tom Mather
editing
Sally Paterson
sound editing
Gary Oppenheimer
re-recording
Joe Grimaldi
music
Crawford and Goldsmith
cast
Robert Bear
Wendy Chong
Jayne Eastwood
Stacey Grill
Peter MacNeill
Kathleen Robertson
Tina Teggart
Jeff Hicks
Keram Malicki-Sanchez
Tony Controneo

Awards


  • Certificate of CommendationA.T.O.M. Awards for Short Educational Films & Videos