Unveiled: The Mother/Daughter Relationship

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Unveiled: The Mother/Daughter Relationship
Directed by Maureen Judge
Produced bySilva Basmajian
Maureen Judge
Janis Lundman
CinematographyHarald Bachmann
Rudolf Blahacek
Edited byMiume Jan Eramo
Music byAaron Davis
John Lang
Production
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TVOntario
Release date
  • May 14, 1997 (1997-05-14)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Unveiled: The Mother/Daughter Relationship is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Maureen Judge and released in 1997. [1] The film depicts the complexities of the relationship between mothers and daughters through the planning of weddings, including two families whose daughters are getting married and one where the bride-to-be is the widowed mother. [2]

The film was broadcast on May 14, 1997, as an episode of the TVOntario documentary series The View from Here . [3]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary Film at the 18th Genie Awards. [4]

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References

  1. Susan Kastner, "Secrets of The White Wedding unveiled". Toronto Star , May 12, 1997.
  2. Tony Atherton, "Daughter am I in my mother's house ...". Ottawa Citizen , May 13, 1997.
  3. John Doyle, "Critical List". The Globe and Mail , May 10, 1997.
  4. Craig MacInnis, "Ever so sweet: Atom Egoyan's film The Sweet Hereafter the big winner at Genie Awards". St. Catharines Standard , December 15, 1997.