The Journey Home

198928 min 4 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Marc F. Voizard

Production: Mary ArmstrongSally BochnerColin Neale

Script: Erna Buffie

Co-produced by the NFB and Cinéfort Inc. with the participation of the Canadian Studies Directorate, Secretary of State, Canada, the Non-Theatrical Production Fund, the Canadian Department of Communications and Telefilm Canada.

Centred around 15-year-old Jeannie Munroe, this film is about communication between adolescents and their parents, and the stress created by change in a family's income situation. When her father loses his job, Jeannie has great difficulty understanding his pain and the adjustments the family has to make, but gradually gains insight into some of life's difficulties and comes a long way towards growing up.

Subject categories

  • Families > AdolescentsParent-Child RelationshipsWork and Unemployment
  • Work and Labour Relations > Family Life and WorkUnemployment and Job Hunting

Credits

director
Marc F. Voizard
producer
Mary Armstrong
Sally Bochner
executive producer
Mary Armstrong
Colin Neale
script
Erna Buffie
camera
Rodney Gibbons
sound
Hans Oomes
editing
Jean Beaudoin
sound editing
Clare Bambrough
re-recording
Hans Peter Strobl
music
Peter Measroch
cast
John Boylan
Geraldine Farrell
Ian Finlay
Jessalyn Gilsig
Dean Hagopian
Terra Maria
Sandra Oh
Philip Spensley
Gordon Woolvett