''Max'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Charles Wilkinson and released in 1994. The film centres on Max Blake (Fabio Wilkinson), a young boy with a serious medical condition whose parents Andy ( R. H. Thomson) and Jayne (
Denise Crosby
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) are in conflict about whether his health would be better served by living in the city to be near doctors and medical facilities, or in a rural area to be closer to nature and away from pollution and chemical exposure.
The cast also includes Colleen Rennison, Byron Chief-Moon, Robert Clothier,
Jerry Wasserman
Jerry Wasserman (born November 2, 1945) is an Americans, American professor and film and television actor.
Wasserman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was a professor of English and Theatre at the University of British Columbia. He was also a f ...
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Gillian Barber
Gillian Barber (born 22 February 1958) is an English-born Canadian actress.
Early life and education
Barber was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, and raised in British Columbia, Canada. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and ...
Shari Ulrich
Sharon "Shari" Ulrich (born 17 October 1951) is a Canadian/American musician and songwriter. She has also worked as a television host, actress, film composer, and educator. A multi-instrumentalist, she plays Violin, Mandolin, guitar, piano, and Du ...
, Graeme Coleman and David Graff received a
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...
15th Genie Awards
The 15th Genie Awards were held on December 7, 1994 to honour Canadian films released in 1993. Actor Graham Greene hosted the ceremony.
Building on the success of its Genie specials of the last two years, the academy and the CBC produced two show ...
, for the song "Every Road"."The Genie nominees". ''
Kingston Whig-Standard
''The Kingston Whig-Standard'' is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published four days a week, on Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is currently owned by Postm ...