Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

109 mins | Documentary | Oct. 12, 2012

Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.

Stories We Tell

109 mins | Documentary | Oct. 12, 2012

Stories We Tell
Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Stories We Tell
Directors David Forsyth, Sarah Polley
Writers Sarah Polley

Cast

Michael Polley

as Storyteller

Harry Gulkin

as Storyteller

Susy Buchan

as Storyteller

John Buchan

as Storyteller

Mark Polley

as Storyteller

Joanna Polley

as Storyteller

Cathy Gulkin

as Storyteller

Marie Murphy

as Storyteller

Robert MacMillan

as Storyteller

Anne Tait

as Storyteller

Deirdre Bowen

as Storyteller

Victoria Mitchell

as Storyteller

Mort Ransen

as Storyteller

Geoffrey Bowes

as Storyteller

Tom Butler

as Storyteller

Pixie Bigelow

as Storyteller

Claire Walker

as Storyteller

Rebecca Jenkins

as Diane Polley

Peter Evans

as Michael Polley

Alex Hatz

as Harry Gulkin

Justin Goodhand

as John Buchan

Seamus Morrison

as Mark Polley

Allie MacDonald

as Joanna Polley

Lani Billard

as Susy Buchan

Andrew Church

as Geoff Bowes

Dave Kiner

as Wayne Robson

Jeff Mallory

as Tom Butler

Kristen Corvers

as Deirdre Bowen

Christine Horne

as Anne Tait

Jeanie Calleja

as Victoria Mitchell

James Downing

as Mort Ransen

Tracey Ferencz

as Aunt Sheila

Eric Hanson

as Mark Polley (age 11)

Kaylin Griffin

as Joanna Polley (age 8)

Mairtin O'Carrigan

as Director (1967)

Thomas Hauff

as Actor (The Caretaker)

Wayne Curnew

as Garbage Collector (uncredited)

Diane Polley

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sarah Polley

as Self (uncredited)