Boys and Girls

Boys and Girls

22 mins | Oct. 1, 1983

Boys and Girls is a 1983 Canadian short film directed by Don McBrearty. It is based on Alice Munro's short story of the same name, written in 1968. It is a coming of age story about a girl growing up on a farm having to accept that in her lifetime she will always be considered "only a girl." The film won an Oscar in 1984 for Best Short Subject.

Boys and Girls

22 mins | Oct. 1, 1983

Boys and Girls
Boys and Girls is a 1983 Canadian short film directed by Don McBrearty. It is based on Alice Munro's short story of the same name, written in 1968. It is a coming of age story about a girl growing up on a farm having to accept that in her lifetime she will always be considered "only a girl." The film won an Oscar in 1984 for Best Short Subject.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers
Original title Boys and Girls
Directors Don McBrearty
Writers Joe Wiesenfeld, Alice Munro

Cast

Megan Follows

as Margaret