''Train of Dreams'' is a 1987 Canadian film directed by
John N. Smith and starring
Jason St. Amour,
Christopher Neil
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and Frederick Eugene Ward as a popular
teacher
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. In this documentary-style drama, a delinquent teenager tries to put his life on the right track.
Awards
The film won the Special Jury Prize at the
Chicago International Film Festival
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in 1987, and was nominated for four
Genie Awards
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; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scul ...
in 1988. Jason St. Amour also won the Best Actor award at the
Paris Film Festival
The Festival du Film de Paris, also known as Paris Film Festival, was a film festival held annually in Paris, France. It was launched in 1986 as a youth-oriented festival. In 2002, the municipal government withdrew funding and began Festival Paris ...
in 1989.
References
External links
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''Train of Dreams'' at NFB Web site
1987 films
English-language Canadian films
National Film Board of Canada films
Films directed by John N. Smith
1987 drama films
Canadian docufiction films
Canadian drama films
1980s English-language films
1980s Canadian films
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