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Nurse fighter boy / CFC Feature Film Project presents an Eleven Thirteen production in association with pUNK FILMS INC. & Cane Sugar Filmworks ; screenplay by Charles Officer & Ingrid Veninger ; directed by Charles Officer ; produced by Ingrid Veninger.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Officer, Charles, director.
Veninger, Ingrid, 1970- producer.
Alexander Street Press.
Eleven Thirteen (Firm), production company.
pUNK FILMS (Firm), production company.
Cane Sugar Filmworks, production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nurses--Drama.
Nurses.
Jamaicans--Drama.
Jamaicans.
Boxers (Sports)--Drama.
Boxers (Sports).
Genre:
Feature films.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (93 minutes)
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Film Movement, 2008.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
data file
Summary:
Jude is a single mother who descends from a long line of Jamaican caregivers. Silence is a 'past his prime' boxer who fights illegally to survive. Ciel is a boy who delves into music, conjuring dreams for his mother. During the last week of summer, a late-night brawl finds the fighter in the nurse's care causing their three fates to be forever entwined.
Participant:
Clark Johnson, Karen LeBlanc, Daniel J. Gordon, Walter Borden.
Credits:
Story, Charles Officer ; cinematography, Steve Cosens ; production design, Diana Abbatangelo ; editor, James Blokland ; original music, John Welsman.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2016).
Won 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Achievement in Music - Original Song
Nominated 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Achievement in Direction
Nominated 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Motion Picture
Nominated 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Screenplay, Original
Nominated 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Achievement in Cinematography
Nominated 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design
Nominated 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Achievement in Costume Design
Nominated 2010 Genie Awards Genie, Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Won 2009 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival, Audience Award
Won 2009 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival Recommendations of Cinema Owners, International Competition
Nominated 2010 Vancouver Film Critics Circle VFCC Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Other Format:
Original version:
OCLC:
954043542
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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