The Phantoms

Canadian TV series or program
  • Joy Tanner
  • Holly Deveaux
  • Wesley MacInnes
  • Tyler Johnston
  • Wendel Meldrum
Country of originCanadaOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducersRick LeGuerrier and Timothy M. Hogan,CinematographySuds SutherlandRunning time98 minutesOriginal releaseReleaseNovember 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)

The Phantoms is a 2012 Canadian film, produced by Dream Street Pictures, based on the true story of the 2008 Boys in Red bus crash in Bathurst, New Brunswick.[1] The film aired on CBC Television on November 18, 2012.

Reception

Family members of some of the victims were critical of the film.[2]

Awards

In 2013 it narrowly defeated Animism: The Gods' Lake in the 13–17 category of the Shaw Rocket Fund's RocketPrize. In 2014 The Phantoms won an International Emmy Kids Award for Best Kids TV Movie/Mini-Series.[3]

References

  1. ^ Doyle, John. "The Phantoms: A moving tale of healing after tragedy". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ Donkin, Karissa. "The Phantoms movie: Bathurst, N.B. moms criticize basketball movie for exploiting sons' deaths". The Star. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ "The Phantoms wins at Second International Emmy Kids Awards - Funded Projects - Industry Advisory - Canada Media Fund". www.cmf-fmc.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24.

External links

  • Official website
  • The Phantoms at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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