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The new year parade / Station House Films ; Two Street Pictures presents ; a film produced by Steve Beal and Tom Quinn ; written and directed by Tom Quinn ; produced by Steve Beal, Tom Quinn.
LIBRA DVD 021 624
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia New Year Shooters and Mummers Association--Drama.
- Philadelphia New Year Shooters and Mummers Association.
- South Philadelphia String Band--Drama.
- South Philadelphia String Band.
- Irish American families--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama.
- Irish American families.
- Divorce--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama.
- Divorce.
- Children of divorced parents--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama.
- Children of divorced parents.
- New Year--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama.
- New Year.
- Mumming--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama.
- Mumming.
- South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Social life and customs--21st century--Drama.
- South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen presentation.
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : Carnivalesque Films, [2009]
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Story of a South Philadelphia Irish American family in crisis, set over the course of a year against the background of a string band preparing for the annual New Year's parade. When Mike McMonogul (Conway) and his wife of 36 years Lisa (McDonald) separate, their children suffer quietly. Sixteen-year-old Kat (Welsh) believes they will reconcile and keeps the situation secret. As months pass and tensions mount, she becomes isolated between family and friends with no one to confide in. Meanwhile, son Jack (Lyons) is forced to mediate between parents and carry the family finances. While his mom avoids confrontation, their dad works to lead his South Philadelphia String Band to victory in Philadelphia's annual Mummer's Parade. A band member himself, Jack questions his loyalty as his parents' actions wear on his own relationships. The new year parade is a unique discovery film, mixing actors and non-actors, documentary footage and fiction, to take a closer look at how divorce can effect young people.
- Participant:
- Andrew Conway, Greg Lyons, MaryAnn McDonald, Jennifer Welsh, Paul Blackway, Irene Longshore, Tobias Segal, Nick Voight, South Philadelphia String Band.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer and editor, Tom Quinn ; sets/sound, Mark Doyle.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
- Bonus features: Making of The new year parade; history of the South Philadelphia String Band; deleted scenes, interviews with children of divorce; mummer oral histories; essay by critic Stephen Rea.
- OCLC:
- 471744208
- Publisher Number:
- 884501175272
- 09 Carnivalesque Films
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