Stories We Tell (2012)
Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.
Director: Sarah Polley
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Michael Polley as Storyteller |
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Harry Gulkin as Storyteller |
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Susy Buchan as Storyteller |
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John Buchan as Storyteller |
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Mark Polley as Storyteller |
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Joanna Polley as Storyteller |
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Cathy Gulkin as Storyteller |
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Marie Murphy as Storyteller |
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Robert MacMillan as Storyteller |
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Anne Tait as Storyteller |
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Deirdre Bowen as Storyteller |
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Victoria Mitchell as Storyteller |
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Mort Ransen as Storyteller |
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Geoffrey Bowes as Storyteller |
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Tom Butler as Storyteller |
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Pixie Bigelow as Storyteller |
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Claire Walker as Storyteller |
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Rebecca Jenkins as Diane Polley |
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Peter Evans as Michael Polley |
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Alex Hatz as Harry Gulkin |
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Justin Goodhand as John Buchan |
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Seamus Morrison as Mark Polley |
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Allie MacDonald as Joanna Polley |
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Lani Billard as Susy Buchan |
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Andrew Church as Geoff Bowes |
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Dave Kiner as Wayne Robson |
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Jeff Mallory as Tom Butler |
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Kristen Corvers as Deirdre Bowen |
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Christine Horne as Anne Tait |
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Jeanie Calleja as Victoria Mitchell |
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James Downing as Mort Ransen |
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Tracey Ferencz as Aunt Sheila |
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Eric Hanson as Mark Polley (age 11) |
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Kaylin Griffin as Joanna Polley (age 8) |
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Mairtin O'Carrigan as Director (1967) |
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Thomas Hauff as Actor (The Caretaker) |
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Sarah Polley as Self (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sarah Polley | Director |
| Writing | Sarah Polley | Writer |
| Camera | Iris Ng | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mike Munn | Editor |
| Production | Anita Lee | Producer |
| Sound | Jonathan Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Julia Brown | Title Designer |
| Crew | Shawn Dickey | Mix Technician |
| Sound | Barry Gilmore | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Krystin Hunter | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Dave Rose | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Margaret Mansell | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Editing | Michelle Morris-Gertz | Project Manager |
| Crew | Paul Brideau | Driver |
| Crew | Stephanie Dagg | Craft Service |
| Crew | Dawn Weaver | Craft Service |
| Crew | Chris Rowles | Driver |
| Art | Catherine Crawford | Location Scout |
| Production | Sonia Hosko | Producer |
| Camera | Michael Gibson | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Ken Woroner | Still Photographer |
| Production | Josiah Rothenberg | Administration |
| Production | Roman Martyn | Location Manager |
| Production | Eardley Wilmot | Location Manager |
| Production | Marc Cunningham | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Fernando da Silva | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Graeme Brown | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ryan Buller | Production Assistant |
| Production | Adam Belanger | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Missy Dingman | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Matthew Hunwicks | Set Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nola Chaters | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adrienne Baker | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lily Champniss | Daily Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucy Orton | Daily Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alister Muir | Daily Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teena Black | Daily Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Sasha Tolstoy | Set Dresser |
| Art | Stephen Depko | Set Dresser |
| Production | Silva Basmajian | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Sanjay Mehta | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Lea Carlson | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Armstrong | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Jonathan Goldsmith | Music Arranger |
| Production | John Buchan | Casting |
| Production | Jason Knight | Casting |
| Production | Janine Heath | Production Manager |
| Directing | David Forsyth | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Lorraine Samuel | Post-Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Craig McEathron | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josie Stewart | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Hugh McJanet | Gaffer |
| Camera | Zach Zohr | Key Grip |
| Art | Polly-Jean Vernon | Property Master |
| Art | David Gruer | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Walter Klymkiw | Gaffer |
| Sound | David Rose | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | David Rose | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lou Solakofski | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Joe Morrow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Atom Egoyan | Thanks |
| Crew | Jared Leto | Thanks |
| Crew | Michael Ondaatje | Thanks |
| Crew | Larry Weinstein | Thanks |
| Crew | Wim Wenders | Thanks |
| Production | Elizabeth Klinck | Researcher |