Country: USA
Year: 2008
Duration: 85'
When Mike and Lisa separate, their children suffer quietly. 16-year-old “In film, divorce is often a quick back story; a shorthand for character
Kat believes they will reconcile and keeps the situation secret.
As months pass and tensions mount, she becomes isolated between
family and friends with no one to confide in. Meanwhile, Jack is forced
to mediate between parents and carry the family finances. While their
mom avoids confrontation, their dad works to lead his string band to
victory in Philadelphia’s annual Mummer’s Parade.
development. ‘That kid, the one with the ratty clothes, the quiet misfits,
he has a single parent, fill in the blanks.’ For The New Year Parade
I was interested in those blanks, the moments that we consider
‘understood’ or too common to showcase. What happens to these kids?
What hope does that give them? I don’t claim to have answers, but
perhaps in presenting these questions will prompt new dialogue among
young people and their parents.”
Biography
film director
Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn (Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA) in 2004 directed his first feature, Lusting for Dust Words, and freelanced as a camera assistant. His film, Via Bicycles (2006), received a Motion Picture Association Award. As a cinematographer, he shot two short films that won first and third prize in 2007 Eastman Kodak Scholars Award. The New Year Parade was one of ten projects selected for the 2007 IFP Narrative Rough Cut Labs.
FILMOGRAFIA
Lusting for Dust Words (2004), Via Bicycles (2006), The New Year Parade (2008).
Cast
& Credits
regia, soggetto, sceneggiatura, fotografia, montaggio/director, story, screenplay, cinematography, film editing Tom Quinn
suono/sound Mark Doyle
interpreti e personaggi/ cast and characters
Andrew Conway (Mike), Irene Longshore (Julie), Greg Lyons (Jack), Maryann McDonald (Lisa), Tobias Segal (Curtis), Jennifer Welsh (Kat), L’orchestra d’archi di South Philadelfia/ The South Philadelphia String Band
produttori/producers Steve Beal, Tom Quinn
suono/sound Mark Doyle
interpreti e personaggi/ cast and characters
Andrew Conway (Mike), Irene Longshore (Julie), Greg Lyons (Jack), Maryann McDonald (Lisa), Tobias Segal (Curtis), Jennifer Welsh (Kat), L’orchestra d’archi di South Philadelfia/ The South Philadelphia String Band
produttori/producers Steve Beal, Tom Quinn
