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Phoebe

1964 27 min
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A film story exploring the state of mind of a teenage girl when she learns she is pregnant. The film slips in and out of the present, past and future in a way that communicates her feelings in an almost subjective way. Her need to tell her parents, her boyfriend, her school principal, and to find some help in her predicament is the heart of the film.

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A film story exploring the state of mind of a teenage girl when she learns she is pregnant. The film slips in and out of the present, past and future in a way that communicates her feelings in an almost subjective way. Her need to tell her parents, her boyfriend, her school principal, and to find some help in her predicament is the heart of the film.

Sexuality and Reproduction Children and Youth Families All subjects
  • director
    George Kaczender
  • script
    George Kaczender
    Noel Stone
  • editing
    George Kaczender
  • producer
    Julian Biggs
  • photography
    Paul Leach
  • sound
    Roger Hart
  • sound editing
    Victor Merrill
  • re-recording
    Ron Alexander
    Roger Lamoureux
  • music
    Robert Fleming
  • cast
    Bernard Blumer
    Yael Brandeis
    John Kastner
    Dona Saunders
    Sandra Scott
    Kay Tremblay

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