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| Growing Up in America | |
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| Directed by | Morley Markson |
| Written by | Morley Markson |
| Produced by | Morley Markson Don Haig |
| Cinematography | Morley Markson |
| Edited by | Morley Markson |
Production company | Morley Markson & Associates |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Growing Up in America is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Morley Markson and released in 1988. [1] A sequel to his 1971 film Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family , the film profiles many of the same 1960s radical figures who had been featured in the original film, and the "yippies to yuppies" transformation that many of them had undergone by the 1980s. [2]
Figures appearing in the film include Donald L. Cox, Allen Ginsberg, Fred Hampton, Fred Hampton Jr., Abbie Hoffman, William Kunstler, Timothy Leary, Jerry Rubin and John Sinclair.
The film premiered in the Canadian Perspective stream at the 1988 Toronto International Film Festival. [3] In conjunction with the film's premiere, Hoffman performed a two-night stand-up comedy stint at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern. [4]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989. [5] The film had its television premiere on First Choice in June 1989. [6]
The 10th Genie Awards were held on March 22, 1989 to honour achievements of Canadian films which were released in 1988. The event was held at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto and was hosted by actor Dave Thomas.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Direction to the best work by a director of a Canadian film.
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian costume designer. It was formerly called the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design before the Genies were merged into the Canadian Screen Awards.
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Editing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film editor in a feature film. The award was presented for the first time in 1966 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, and was transitioned to the new Genie Awards in 1980. Since 2012 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.
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Morley Markson is a Canadian industrial designer, film director and cinematographer from Toronto, Ontario. He is most noted for his 1974 film Monkeys in the Attic, which was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Picture at the 26th Canadian Film Awards in 1975, and his 1988 documentary film Growing Up in America, which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989.
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