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Lonely Boy
196226 min 35 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Wolf KoenigRoman Kroitor
Production: Roman KroitorTom Daly
The story of popular singer Paul Anka. He rose from obscurity to become the idol of millions of adolescent fans around the world. This film takes a candid look at both sides of the footlights as well as the promotion industry behind this generation of pop singers. Interviews with Anka and his manager reveal what they think of it all.
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Subject categories
- Music > Popular MusicPortraits
- Arts Education > Music
- Media Education > Popular Culture
Credits
- direction
- Wolf Koenig
- Roman Kroitor
- camera
- Wolf Koenig
- editing
- John Spotton
- Guy L. Coté
- sound recording
- Marcel Carrière
- Ron Alexander
- sound editing
- Kathleen Shannon
- producer
- Roman Kroitor
- executive producer
- Tom Daly
- narrator
- Strowan Robertson
Awards
- Certificate of Merit - Category: General InformationGenie Awards
- Film of the YearGenie Awards
- Mention - Documentary WorksInternational Film Festival
- Honourable MentionInternational Film Festival
- Grand PrizeFestival dei Popoli / International Film Festival on Social Documentary
- First Prize - City of Oberhausen Award - Category: DocumentaryInternational Short Film Festival
- Special Prize of the JuryInternational Days of Short Films
- First Prize - Category: DocumentaryInternational Annual Film Festival
- Purchase PrizeFilm Festival