No Place Called Home

No Place Called Home


                                No Place Called Home
| 57 min
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This cinéma vérité documentary is an intimate look inside one family’s struggle with poverty. Kay Rice, her partner Karl and 6 children move from town to town in search of affordable housing. Unable to find steady work, the Rices rely on food banks and charity to make ends meet. "I know we're poor, but it's what we are, not who we are," says Kay, as she embarks on a fresh start by fixing up a rundown rental home. When things turn sour with the landlord, Kay fears his veiled threats may mean losing her children and decides to take him to court. In capturing the stark realism of a life with few options, No Place Called Home puts a face on what it means to be poor in Canada.

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No Place Called Home, Craig Chivers, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Credits
  • director
    Craig Chivers
  • producer
    Peter Starr
  • script writer
    Craig Chivers
  • narration writer
    Michael Lavoie
  • editor
    Greg West
  • director of photography
    Craig Chivers
  • supervising sound editor
    Steve Munro
  • sound recordist
    Steve McNamee
  • researcher
    Craig Chivers
  • narrator
    Craig Chivers
  • original music
    Kurt Swinghammer
  • production supervisor
    Kemp Archibald
  • technical coordinator
    Mark Wilson
  • line producer
    Douglas MacFarlane
  • production coordinator
    Catherine Fletcher
  • senior production administrative assistant
    Joanne Forrest
  • product manager
    Sue Mander
  • digital editing technician
    Douglas Crawford
  • technical intern
    Dan Thornhill
  • post coordinator
    Derrick Beckles
  • additional sound recordist
    Peter Sawade
  • assistant editor
    Michael Scholfield
  • assistant sound editor
    Anthony Lombardi
  • dialogue editor
    David Drainie Taylor
  • re-recording mixer
    Steve Munro
    Timothy Mehlenbacher
  • audio post facility
    Trackworks Inc.
  • online editor
    Lee Maund
  • colourist
    Joanne Rourke
  • production stills photographer
    Craig Chivers
  • executive producer
    Sylvia Sweeney
    Silva Basmajian

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