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The Wish

Name: The Wish
Released: June 16 2010, 15:47
Duration: 27 min

Martin Duckworth

1970 | 27 min

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This documentary short introduces us to 8-year-old identical twins as they explore their family background. Filmed by the twins' father at their grandparents' lakeside cottage, The Wish is a lyrical study of childhood and family roots.

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Credits

director

Martin Duckworth
camera

Martin Duckworth
producer

Tom Daly
sound

Claude Pelletier
editing

Margaret Wescott
sound editing

John Knight
re-recording

Roger Lamoureux

Jean-Pierre Joutel

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I think I recognize these two kids' voices and commentary from 'Helicopter Canada,' during the sequence when they fly over the Petitcodiac and the Hopewell Rocks. They say things like "I wonder if there's earth on the rocks," and "Mud... I wouldn't like to go there."
jnordstrom, 23 Jun 2010

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