Stories We Tell
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Stories We Tell is a critically acclaimed Canadian documentary film by Sarah Polley that explores family secrets and the nature of memory and storytelling.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian film
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documentary film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film
NERFINISHED
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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Canadian Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Iris Ng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstRelease | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Sarah Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Mongrel Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mike Munn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
Super 8 reenactments
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archival footage ⓘ talking-head interviews ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical documentary
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documentary ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Geoff Bowes
NERFINISHED
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Harry Gulkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMetacriticScore | high ⓘ |
| hasRottenTomatoesRating | high ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family identity
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subjectivity of memory ⓘ truth and perspective ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
family secrets
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memory ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jonathan Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Sarah Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of the filmmaker’s own family history
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innovative blending of home movies and reenactments ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Anita Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | National Film Board of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateCanada | 2012-08-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 108 minutes ⓘ |
| screenedAt |
Telluride Film Festival
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Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical essays on documentary form ⓘ |
| writer | Sarah Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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