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Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail (1966)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 49M

Director : Don Owen

Synopsis

The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The film shows the currents that brought them together and the facets of their natures that first made them seem compatible but eventually drove them apart. Their story reflects, to a degree, the situation of anyone who has ever shared the life of another.

Actors

Michèle Chicoine
Michèle Chicoine
Donna
Jackie Burroughs
Jackie Burroughs
Gail
John Sullivan
John Sullivan
Ray Bellew
Ray Bellew
Aino Pirskanen
Aino Pirskanen
Gino Marrocco
Gino Marrocco
Evelyn Gordon
Evelyn Gordon
Derek May
Derek May

Crews

Don Owen
Don Owen
Director
Julian Biggs
Julian Biggs
Producer
Barrie Howells
Barrie Howells
Editor
Gerald Taaffe
Gerald Taaffe
Writer
Don Owen
Don Owen
Writer
André Hourlier
André Hourlier
Sound Recordist
Roger Hart
Roger Hart
Sound Recordist
John Knight
John Knight
Sound Editor
Bruce Mackay
Bruce Mackay
Songs
Malca Gillson
Malca Gillson
Music Editor
Ron Alexander
Ron Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roger Lamoureux
Roger Lamoureux
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tanya Ballantyne Tree
Tanya Ballantyne Tree
Assistant Director
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Director of Photography

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