Ted Baryluk's Grocery

198210 min 19 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: John PaskievichMichael Mirus

Production: Wolf KoenigMichael Scott

Script: John PaskievichMichael Mirus

Ukrainian-Canadian Ted Baryluk's grocery store has been a fixture in Winnipeg's north end for over twenty years. In this photo study, Ted talks about his store, the customers who have come and gone, and the social changes his multicultural neighbourhood has seen. But most of all he wonders what will become of his store after he retires. He hopes his daughter, Helen, will take over, but she wants to move away. The film is a wistful rendering of a shopkeeper's relationship with his daughter and a fascinating portrait of a neighbourhood and its inhabitants.

Subject categories


  • Industry and Commerce > BusinessSmall and Medium-Sized BusinessesWestern Canada
  • Social Issues > Cultural Communities and ImmigrationImmigrant ExperienceSocial Change
  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Ethnic Groups and Cultural CommunitiesLifestyle of ImmigrantsPrairiesUkrainian OriginsWorking Life Since 1970
  • Families > Immigrant ExperienceParent-Child RelationshipsWork and Unemployment
  • History and Citizenship Education > Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Feminism

Credits


director
John Paskievich
Michael Mirus
script
John Paskievich
Michael Mirus
editing
John Paskievich
Michael Mirus
producer
Wolf Koenig
Michael Scott
executive producer
Michael Scott
photography
John Paskievich
sound
Michael Mirus
Leon Johnson
sound editing
Michael Mirus
animation
Cameron Gaul
Raymond Dumas
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel

Awards


  • Certificate of MeritInternational Film Festival
  • Genie Award for Best Theatrical ShortGenie Awards
  • Antoinette (Netti) Kryski Canadian Heritage AwardYorkton Film Festival