The Moody Brood

The Moody Brood

  • Overview
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 2000

Runtime

0h 40m

Genres

Documentary, Animation

Original Title

The Moody Brood

Production Companies

Red Snapper Films, CBC Films, Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP)

Director

Lulu Keating

Description

A documentary unlike any other, The Moody Brood explodes the myth of the idealized, normal family-a popular and pervasive post-WWII notion. The film examines issues universal to all families: the effects of community and religion, the influence of siblings, and the moral standards imposed by parents. Award-winning filmmaker Lulu Keating traces the lives of her 10 siblings from their childhood in the 1940s to present day, from a small Catholic community to the world stage. Along the way, she asks some difficult questions: Can we, as adults, shed past experiences? Or do they shape our whole lives?