Away from Her (2006)
| Release Date | 11 September 2006 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $16,000,000 |
| Tagline | It's never too late to become what you might have been |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | Canada |
| Filming Locations | Freeport Health Centre, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Marriage Drama |
| Themes | Mental Illness, Battling Illness, Golden Years, Haunted By the Past |
| Tones | Melancholy, Wintry, Intimate, Poignant, Reflective, Elegiac |
| Tags | Alzheimer's Disease, Husband And Wife, Nursing Home, Retirement Home, Tension |
Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian film which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and also played in the Premier category at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The feature-length directorial debut of Canadian actress Sarah Polley, the film is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came over the Mountain", from the 2001 collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. It was executive produced by Atom Egoyan (Polley's director in both Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter) and distributed by Lionsgate Films.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Deanna Dezmari
Veronica
Clare Coulter
Phoebe Hart
Thomas Hauff
William Hart
Lili Francks
Theresa
Andrew Moodie
Liam
Judy Sinclair
Mrs. Albright
Tom Harvey
Michael
Carolyn Hetherington
Eliza
Kristen Thomson
Kristy
Jessica Booker
Mrs. Jenkins
Janet van de Graaf
Rebecca Albright
Vanessa Vaughan
Stella
Ron Hewat
Frank
Jason Knight
Young Grant
Nancy E.L. Ward
Caregiver
Director
Writer
Alice Munro
Producer
Victoria Hirst
co-producer
Daniel Iron
producer
Doug Mankoff
executive producer
Simone Urdl
producer
Jennifer Weiss
producer
Original Music
Jonathan Goldsmith
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Cinematographer
Luc Montpellier
Editor
David Wharnsby
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Casting Director
John Buchan
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Production Designer
Kathleen Climie
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Art Director
Benno Tutter
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Set Decorator
Mary Kirkland
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Costume Designer
Debra Hanson
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Makeup Department
Réjean Goderre
key hair stylist
Zinka Shankland
hair stylist
Micheline Trépanier
key makeup artist
Catherine Viot
makeup artist
Production Manager
Ted Miller
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Marrello
third assistant director
Barbara McCullam
daily third assistant director
Alan McKenna
second assistant director
Daniel J. Murphy
first assistant director
Chris Trebilcock
trainee assistant director
Fatima Palhetas
daily assistant director
Art Department
Richard Armstrong
on-set dresser
Shawn Cantelon
set dresser
Rae Crombie
property master
Robert Dyer
carpenter
Hans Engel
carpenter
Rojuano Espiritu
set dresser
Matthew Fernandes
art department trainee
David Fuller
key scenic painter
Brian Jones
construction manager
Emmanouil Kourtikakis
carpenter
Kent McIntyre
set decoration buyer
Jonathan McKenzie
head carpenter
Ryan Sammut
carpenter
Eric Summerley
carpenter
Serge Tsukanov
lead set dresser
Aleksandar Vojvodic
set dresser
Cindy Yetman
assistant property master
Frank Croft
painter
Sound Department
Kathy Choi
sound editor
Sue Conley
dialogue editor
Erik Culp
foley recordist
John Dykstra
foley recordist
John Elliot
assistant foley artist
Barry Gilmore
dialogue editor
Steve Hammond
foley artist
Ronayne Higginson
adr editor
Janice Ierulli
dialogue editor
Martin Lee
sound re-recording mixer
Mandy Ley
assistant sound mixer
Kirk Lynds
sound re-recording mixer
David McCallum
supervising dialogue editor
Chris McLeod
assistant adr recordist
Bill McMillan
sound recordist
Joe Morrow
second assistant sound editor
John Naslen
adr recordist
David Rose
sound effects editor
Lou Solakofski
sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Stark
boom operator
Paul Talbott
assistant adr recordist
Jane Tattersall
sound designer
Marilee Yorston
foley assistant
Special Effects
Mark Ahee
special effects technician
Derek Bujalski
special effects technician
Michael Gagnon
special effects coordinator
Geoff Hill
special effects technician
Kirk Middleton
special effects technician
Jasmine Gorett Vala
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Derek Bonin
digital compositor: Technicolor Creative Services
Christie Friesen
visual effects project coordinator: audio, Technicolor Creative Services
Doug Kilgore
visual effects project coordinator: video, Technicolor Creative Services
Sam Komaromi
visual effects project coordinator
Mark Kueper
digital intermediate scanner: Technicolor Creative Services
Eric Myles
digital supervisor: Technicolort Creative Services
Jordan Nieuwland
matte painter: Technicolor Creative Services
Andrew Pascoe
digital technician: Technicolor Creative Services
Camera and Electrical Department
Bradley Bell
electrician
Michael Blatchford
camera loader
Darren Boyce
key grip
Michael Curtis
electrician
Dennis Daigle
electrician
Tara Dixit
second assistant camera
Rick Dubeau
grip
Michael Gibson
still photographer
Frank Hardin
generator operator
Jeremy Jemec
best boy electric
Sean Jensen
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Terry Kelly
gaffer
Don LeClair
grip
Murray Mainprize
generator operator
Hernan Morris
videographer: electronic press kit
Robert Mountjoy
first assistant camera
Rahul Parekh
dolly grip
Geoffrey Pope
grip
Loreen Ruddock
electrician
Kristen Somborac
grip
John Craig Steele
best boy grip
Allyn Terry
electrician
Steve Winn
grip
Casting Department
Megan Conacher
background casting
Jason Knight
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jozi Conte
wardrobe assistant
Stacy Laliberte
wardrobe set supervisor
Emily McHugh
second assistant wardrobe
Crystal Silden
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Pierre Cadieux
telecine manager: Technicolor Creative Services
Louis Casado
color timer: Technicolor Creative Services
Michael Dobroski
dailies colorist: Technicolor Creative Services
Rob Gyorgy
on-line editor: Technicolor Creative Services
Jeff Hannaford
client services lab: Technicolor Creative Services
Chuck Kahn
first assistant editor
Mark Kueper
tape-to-tape colorist: Technicolor Creative Services
Mark Olexiuk
assistant colorist: dailies, Technicolor Creative Services
Winston Phillips
client services lab: Technicolor Creative Services
Brian Reid
packager: Technicolor Creative Services
Trevor Risbridger
on-line editor: Technicolor Creative Services
Music Department
Michael Banton-Jones
score mixing engineer
Jonathan Goldsmith
musician: guitars, keyboards, programming
Tricia Holloway
music consultant
George Koller
musician: bass
Hugh Marsh
musician: violin
Transportation Department
Helen Bone
driver
Martin Boon
driver
Sean Bryan
daily driver
Alan Cairns
daily driver
John Carr
daily driver
Paul Davies
driver
Artur Forst
driver
Keith Geobey
daily driver
Patrick McKenna
daily driver
David McLaren
transportation captain
Dave Mead
operator: honeywagon
George Mirosznik
driver
Barry Moyer
head driver
David Murray
daily driver
Paul Prucha
driver
Dave Puddister
daily driver
Jerry Skavinsky
transportation coordinator
Chris Taylor
daily driver
Bill Wilson
daily driver
Other Crew
Cynthia Amsden
unit publicist
Jeff Arp
production assistant
Ernest Ashford
location support trainee
Brenda Blake
production lawyer
Glenn Brooks
location assistant
Gordon Brooks
location assistant
Ralph Bruzzese
location and transportation security
James Burton
craft service
Grace Carbale-Davis
sales executive: Technicolor Creative Services
Lorraine Clark
electronic press kit producer
Donna Croce
script supervisor
Heather K. Dahlstrom
production assistant
Lindy Davies
performance consultant
Colin Davis
vice president: film operations, Technicolor Creative Services
Greg Dunfield
operations manager: Technicolor Creative Services
Mike Ellis
vice president: digital film, Technicolor Creative Services
Andrew Finch
location support trainee
Doug Gillespie
production accountant
Ed Goldin
first general accountant
Raymond Gourlay
location support trainee
Jerry Greben
stand-in
Rhonda Hall
stand-in
Jeff Hannaford
client services: Technicolor Creative Services
Marni Hogg
ski double
Bill Hong
operator: camera car/insert car
Sonia Hosko
assistant: Sarah Polley
Ed Johnson
ski double
Liise Keeling
ski coach
Jacque Larcenaire
location support trainee
Kelly Lee
on-set medic
Stephanie Markowitz
assistant to producers
Quincy Morgan
location scout
Randy Morgan
assistant location manager
Jeff Nelson
location manager
Wayne Pells
script supervisor
Julie Pereira
assistant production coordinator
Lisa Perone
production coordinator
Stine Petersen
craft service
Winston Phillips
client services: Technicolor Creative Services
Diane Pitblado
dialect coach
Eli Schwanz
assistant to producers
Michael Tuttie
location support trainee
Hsing-Min Wen
location support trainee
Symone Wen
location support trainee
Brian White
client services manager: Technicolor Creative Services
Richard Wilcox
location support trainee
Ray Young
craft service
Thanks
Jonathan Ahee
special thanks
Chris Andrews
special thanks
Stewart Aziz
special thanks
Erica Benson
special thanks
Dennis Berardi
special thanks
Kathy Broderick
special thanks
Celia Chassels
special thanks
Tony Cianciatta
special thanks
Lorraine Clark
special thanks
Wayne Clarkson
special thanks
Andrew Cullen
special thanks
Joel Darling
special thanks
Marina Di Pancrazio
special thanks
Andrew Eddy
special thanks
Bernie Finkelstein
special thanks
Don Forsyth
special thanks
Mary Forsyth
special thanks
Frank Frattaroli
special thanks
John Galway
special thanks
Marcy Gerstein
special thanks
Shelley Gillen
special thanks
Cam Gordon
special thanks
Ron Haney
special thanks
Martin Harbury
special thanks
David Hardy
special thanks
Tim Haslam
special thanks
Hannah Hempstead
special thanks
Brooke Johnson
special thanks
John Labraico
special thanks
Martin Levin
special thanks
Billy Lieberman
special thanks
Kerri Locke
special thanks
Dan Lyon
special thanks
Al Maciulis
special thanks
Anne MacKenzie
special thanks
Eliza Macmillan
special thanks
Michelle Marion
special thanks
Silvana Marsella
special thanks
Gabriella Martinelli
special thanks
Melissa Minshall
special thanks
Gaby Morgerman
special thanks
Rick Perotto
special thanks
Rena Ronson
special thanks
Thorsten Schumacher
special thanks
Robin Smith
special thanks
Catherine Stuart
special thanks
Robert Varga
special thanks
Clément Virgo
special thanks
Alex Walton
special thanks
James Weyman
special thanks
Marnie Wharnsby
special thanks
Robert Young
special thanks
Eda Zimler
special thanks
Donna Zuchlinski
special thanks
Production Company
Film Farm, The
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Foundry Films
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Echo Lake Productions (I)
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Pulling Focus Pictures
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Distributor
A-Film Distribution
A-Film Home Entertainment
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Ascot Elite Home Entertainment
Bazuca Films
Capri Films
Capri Releasing
Cathay-Keris Films
Distribution Company
Hexagon Pictures
Independent Film Channel (IFC)
Ledafilms
Lions Gate Films
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Lionsgate
Majestic-Filmverleih
Metrodome Distribution
Mongrel Media
Notro Films
Pulling Focus Pictures
SF Norge A/S
William Morris Independent
Special Effects
Performance Solutions
Technicolor Creative Services
Miscellaneous
Absolutely Famished
catering
Caldwell Jeffery
adr loop group
Canada Camera Car & William J. White
camera cars
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
funding
Catering By Davids
catering
Concepts International
location and transportation security
Dwight Crane Rentals
cranes
Film Finances Canada
completion bond
Film Support Service
location and transportation security
Hand Prop
props supplied by
Harold Greenberg Fund, The
financing
Jones Brown Insurance
insurance
Kay and Warburton
auditors
Kodak Canada
filmed on
Movie Central Network
financing
National Bank of Canada
interim financing
Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)
financing
PS Productions
grip and lighting equipment
Panavision Canada
camera equipment
Phase One Studios
score mixed at
Rights Company, The
clearances and title search
Stargrazing
craft service
Tattersall Sound
sound re-recording, post-production sound
Technicolor
post production lab
Toronto Film Studios
movie studio
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financing
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