A Love That Kills

O'Donoghue, Annie, (film director.). McGaw, Jack, (film producer.). Eriksen, Svend-Erik, (film producer.). Johnson, George, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). Documentary Productions Ltd. (Surrey), (film producer.).

Summary: A Love That Kills is a powerful documentary that tells the tragic story of Monica, a nineteen-year-old woman who was murdered by her former boyfriend. Monica's mother speaks passionately throughout the video, bravely telling viewers about her daughter's life and tragic death. She describes the helplessness she felt watching the emotional and economic abuse. She later discovered that physical battering was also part of the violence that Monica endured. In a parallel conversation, young people list the symptoms of partner abuse from male and female points of view. A Love That Kills helps to identify the warning signs of partner abuse, especially in young people, and the damage it causes emotionally and physically. It will help generate discussion and action and is appropriate for use in Health, Guidance, Family Law or Social Studies classes.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (19 min., 35 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2015.
Copyright: ♭1999

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Animation, Children, Interactive Program - West. Agency:.Co-produced by Documentary Productions Ltd. and the NFB in association with Ontario Women's Directorate. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Annie O'Donoghue ; writer, Sharon Gibbon ; producer, Jack McGaw ; consultant, Dawna Speers ; photography, Doug Sjoquist, Todd Craddock, Lester Lightstone ; sound recordist, Eric Harwood Davies, Lisa Kolisnyk ; editor, Deane Bennett ; composer, John Sereda ; makeup, Pauline Walsh ; wardrobe, Pauline Walsh ; executive producer, Svend-Erik Eriksen ; producer, George Johnson.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cast, Leanne Buchanan, Justen Harcourt, Judy MacPhail, Crystal Lowe, Elena Nep, John Hawkes, Crystal Bubl,̌ Winston Brown.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1999.
Target Audience Note:	16-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Award for Best Screenwriting for a Documentary (Sharon Gibbon), 2000 First Place Award - Category: Teenage Pregnancy and Sexuality, 2000 Freddie Award - Category: Adolescent Health, 2000 Honorable Mention - Category: Education and Information, 2000 Silver CINDY Award - Category: Guidance, Values, Career Information, 2001
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).