Home for Christmas (1978)

ALL 01/01/1978 (en) Documentary 46 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1978
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    40%
  • Original title
    Home for Christmas
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

"Here is the quintessential Hancox 'personal documentary,' a film in which both the production and role of traditional documentary and autobiographical filmmaking are thrown into question. Using his camera to record a visit out east by train to spend Christmas with the family, Hancox .... used his familiarization with the annual ritual as a form of a script... Although we see the journey through the subjective judgment of Hancox’s eyes, it is his intent to transfer the material from original event to camera, to editing, and finally to the audience, so that the personal content of the film... becomes universal.” Michael Wade, Ontario Film Studies, Cinema Parallel “It is the honesty of portrayal which is staggering, for instead of an idyllic image which many filmmakers present of themselves, Hancox presents (and thus, sees) himself without cinematic make-up... with ‘wild sync’ sound (reminiscent of an early film), and with the use of only available natural light.” Richard Stanford

  1. Rick Hancox

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Amanda Hancox

    sister, from Toronto

  2. Scot Denton

    Amanda's husband

  3. Rick Hancox

    filmmaker

  4. Mary Hancox

    Mom, P.E.I.

  5. Bill Hancox

    Dad, P.E.I.

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 5 , Crews : 1

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Home for Christmas (1978) 46 Min

ALL 01/01/1978 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 01/01/1978
  • Production
  • Original title Home for Christmas
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

"Here is the quintessential Hancox 'personal documentary,' a film in which both the production and role of traditional documentary and autobiographical filmmaking are thrown into question. Using his camera to record a visit out east by train to spend Christmas with the family, Hancox .... used his familiarization with the annual ritual as a form of a script... Although we see the journey through the subjective judgment of Hancox’s eyes, it is his intent to transfer the material from original event to camera, to editing, and finally to the audience, so that the personal content of the film... becomes universal.” Michael Wade, Ontario Film Studies, Cinema Parallel “It is the honesty of portrayal which is staggering, for instead of an idyllic image which many filmmakers present of themselves, Hancox presents (and thus, sees) himself without cinematic make-up... with ‘wild sync’ sound (reminiscent of an early film), and with the use of only available natural light.” Richard Stanford

  1. Rick Hancox

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer