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    Stories We Tell

    PG-132013 · Documentary · 1h 48m

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  1. Stories We Tell is a 2012 Canadian documentary film written and directed by Sarah Polley and produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The film explores her family's secrets—including one intimately related to Polley's own identity.

  2. Jan 17, 2013 · Stories We Tell: Directed by Sarah Polley. With Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan, John Buchan. A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.

    • (14K)
    • Documentary
    • Sarah Polley
    • 2013-01-17
  3. Stories We Tell is an inspired, genre-twisting film by Oscar®-nominated director Sarah Polley, and produced by Anita Lee for the NFB. Her playful investigation into the elusive truth buried within the contradictions of a family of storytellers paints a profound portrait of a complicated and deeply loving family.

  4. May 19, 2013 · Sarah Polley 's fascinating documentary, "Stories We Tell," is ostensibly about her mother, Diane Polley, who died in 1990. A powerful and thoughtful film, it is also not what it at first seems, which is part of the point Polley appears to be interested in making. Can the truth ever actually be known about anything? Advertisement.

  5. May 10, 2013 · In Stories We Tell, Sarah Polley plays with the documentary format to explore the nature of memory and storytelling, crafting a thoughtful, compelling narrative that unfolds like a mystery.

    • (146)
    • Sarah Polley
    • PG-13
    • Sarah Polley, Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin
  6. Using a mix of interviews and sly home movies, Sarah Polley creates an intriguing profile of her family, especially her complicated late mother. Watch trailers & learn more.

  7. Through a unique documentary approach, Stories We Tell highlights the unreliability of memory. The film also questions whether we tell personal stories for others or for ourselves, and whether our stories remain authentic when we know we are being filmed.

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