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Parker Tribe (The)
- Director: Jane Baker
- Writer: Jane Baker
- Producer: Jane Baker; Kirsten Beske
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Suburban Philadelphia, July 1975. This semi-autobiographical short film follows Mary “Jo” Parker, a thirteen-year-old tomboy, fifth of seven in a large Catholic family. Her wheelchair-bound brothers Matt and Daniel suffer from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, while parents Dorothy and Peter hold together a dysfunctional family with a deflective balance of silence and humor. Life is both hilarious and painful for the Parkers, who refuse to be defined by disability. Jo questions her feelings for another girl, but her self-discovery is put on hold when she learns Matt and Daniel are dying.
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Cast & Characters
Sophie Bady-Kaye as Hockey Player;
David Baker as Park Parker;
Addy Bateman as Anita Dragonetti;
Cassandra Beske Dunn as Jo Parker;
Daryl Ray Carliles as Ambulance Crew;
Luke Cuerdon as Hockey Player;
Sally Fletcher as Hockey Spectator;
Jonny Flood as Matt Parker;
Isaac Freitas-Eagan as Brian Hall;
Sam Freitas-Eagan as Buggs Parker;
Rhys Glennon as Jay Dragonetti;
Casey Greenleaf as Hockey Player;
Doran Hamm as Ambulance Crew;
Colin Hinckley as Dan Parker;
Emily Johnson as Anne Dragonetti