The trouble with Evan
Neil Docherty (Producer), Linden MacIntyre (Writer of accompanying material), Susan Teskey (Film editor), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Evan is an aggressive 11 year old who has taken to smoking, drinking and stealing. For 14 weeks his Canadian family allowed discreetly hidden cameras to record their home life. The cameras reveal that the trouble with Evan has a lot to do with the troubled lives of his parents. The program identifies the harrowing effects of verbal abuse on young children, yet it presents the points of view of both Evan and his parents, ultimately providing a unique portrait. Evan's experience is placed alongside the life stories of seven young offenders and drug addicts undergoing treatment at a correctional centre. Their personal histories are sadly similar to the life of Evan
VHS Video, English, 1994
A Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Production, [Toronto], 1994