The Agony of Jimmy Quinlan

197827 min 5 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: George MihalkaGeorge Williams

Production: Robert DuncanJanice BrownAndy ThomsonPeter Katadotis

Script: Robert DuncanJanice BrownAndy Thomson

Jimmy Quinlan is a homeless man, one of some five thousand men and women who have left their jobs and families and live in the streets and alleys in Montréal. This film, a powerful portrayal of life on skid row, tells of his agonies--his attempt to get off the bottle. It's something he's tried before, and will perhaps have to try again.

Subject categories


  • Health and Medicine > Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco
  • Social Issues > PovertySubstance Abuse
  • Social Studies > Communities in Canada/World
  • Health/Personal Development > Substance Use and Abuse/Addiction

Credits


producer
Robert Duncan
Janice Brown
Andy Thomson
director
George Mihalka
George Williams
script
Robert Duncan
Janice Brown
Andy Thomson
editing
Robert Duncan
Janice Brown
Andy Thomson
executive producer
Peter Katadotis
photography
Rodney Gibbons
sound
Donald Cohen
sound editing
Abbey Jack Neidik
re-recording
Michel Descombes
narrator
Earl Pennington

Awards


  • Honorable MentionItinerant - American Film and Video Festival