Boyhood

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The work Boyhood represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource Boyhood

Statement of responsibility: IFC Films ; IFC Productions present ; a Detour FilmProduction ; written and directed by Richard Linklater ; produced by Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland ; producers, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss

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Summary: A story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a boy named Mason, who ages from six to eighteen years old on screen. The film was shot intermittently over a twelve-year period from May 2002 to October 2013, showing the growth of Mason and his older sister, Samantha, to adulthood

Awards note: Academy Award Winner, 2014: Best Supporting Actress, (Patricia Arquette) ; Academy Award Nominee, 2014: Best Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke), Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director (Richard Linklater), Best Picture ; Golden Globe Winner, 2015: Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Patricia Arquette), Best Director (Richard Linklater) ; Golden Globe Nominee, 2015: Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Ethan Hawke), Best Screenplay (Richard Linklater).

Credits note: Cinematography, Lee Daniel, Shane Kelly ; production design, Rodney Becker ; editor, Sandra Adair

Intended audience: MPAA rating: R; for language including sexual references, and for teen drug and alcohol use

Language note: English, dubbed Spanish and English audio description tracks with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English

PerformerNote: Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater

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