The Song and the Sorrow /

Musician Catherine MacLellan-the daughter of Canadian singer/songwriting legend Gene MacLellan-grew up surrounded by her father's music. He took his own life when she was 14. Two decades after his loss, Catherine is finally ready to confront the hurtful mystery of her absent parent and embrace...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Film Board of Canada
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2018.
Series:	NFB online collection.
Subjects:	MacLellan, Gene, > 1938-1995. MacLellan, Catherine. Mental illness. Suicide victims > Family relationships. Musicians > Canada. Suicide. Suicide Mental Disorders Families. Music. Maladies mentales. Survivants au suicide d'un proche. Musiciens > Canada. Mental illness Musicians Suicide victims > Family relationships Canada Suicide > Daughters > Songwriters > Fathers > Mental health > Canada > Singers > Interpersonal relationships Documentary films. Documentaries and Factual Films documentary film. Documentary films Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Musician Catherine MacLellan-the daughter of Canadian singer/songwriting legend Gene MacLellan-grew up surrounded by her father's music. He took his own life when she was 14. Two decades after his loss, Catherine is finally ready to confront the hurtful mystery of her absent parent and embrace his musical legacy. The Song and the Sorrow follows Catherine as she journeys to understand her father and face her own struggles with mental illness. Through archival footage and intimate interviews with friends, family members, and musicians who knew and played with Gene-including Anne Murray, Lennie Gallant, and the late Ron Hynes-the film reveals a troubled and loving man who was never at ease with fame or money. Catherine is determined to lift the oppressive burden of silence that accompanies the stigma of mental illness and hopes that others can take strength and solace from her story.
Item Description:	Atlantic Centre.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 streaming video file (43 min.))
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience:	Régie du cinéma du Québec rating: U. CHV rating: PG.
Production Credits:	Participant, Catherine MacLellan, Judith MacLellan, Isabel MacLellan, Philip MacLellan ; writer/director, Millefiore Clarkes ; director of photography, Kyle Simpson ; editor, Millefiore Clarkes ; sound design, Simon White ; music, Devon Ross ; producer, Paul McNeill, Rohan Fernando ; participant, Lennie Gallant, Scott Parsons, Bob Mersereau, Tanya Davis, Ron Hynes, Marty Reno, Eric MacEwen, Anne Murray ; story editor, Andrew MacCormack ; narrator, Catherine MacLellan ; re-recording, Serge Boivin ; executive producer, Annette Clarke.