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Multiple Choice (1989)

Multiple Choice poster
Directed by
Debbie McGee
Genre
drama
Country
Canada
Runtime
22 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film researcher who loves shopping is making a documentary about poverty. She meets a couple on social assistance who make her rethink her own beliefs about money and consumption.

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What happens

Multiple Choice is a Canadian short film, directed by Debbie McGee and released in 1989. The film stars Lois Brown as Meg Harris, a shopaholic film researcher who is working on a documentary film on poverty for pompous documentary filmmaker Jack (Rick Boland) when she encounters Mr. and Mrs. Noseworthy (Andy Jones and Maisie Rillie), a couple on social assistance who challenge all of her established beliefs about participating in consumer society. The cast also includes Eileen Moss, Mack Furlong, Edward Riche, Frank Barry, Mary-Lynn Bernard and Janis Spence. The film was originally conceived as a documentary, before evolving into a short drama. The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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