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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.
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- Documentary
- Sarah Polley
- 2013-01-17
Stories We Tell. 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. Stories We Tell premiered August 29, 2012 at the 69th Venice International Film ...
- $1.3 million
- Jonathan Goldsmith
- Anita Lee, Silva Basmajian
- Rebecca Jenkins
May 19, 2013 · Families create their own narratives. Stories are passed on from generation to generation, and in this way the past continues to live, but it can also be obscured or distorted. Joan Didion famously wrote, "We tell ourselves stories in order to live." Family arguments often come down to who "owns" the narrative, or which version is decided upon as the "true" one. Sarah Polley's fascinating ...
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May 10, 2013 · Rent Stories We Tell on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. In Stories We Tell, Sarah Polley plays with the documentary format to explore the nature of ...
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- Sarah Polley
- PG-13
- Sarah Polley, Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin
STORIES WE TELL is a "riveting" (LOS ANGELES TIMES), "unmissable" (ROLLING STONE) genre-twisting film by Oscar®- nominated director Sarah Polley. Her investi...
Stories We Tell explores the elusive nature of truth and memory, but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story. —The National Film Board of Canada
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.
