Mr. Nobody

Basmajian, Silva, (film producer.). Spotton, John, (film producer.). Wright, Lyn, (film director.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Jack Huggins is sixty-five years old. He doesn't take very good care of himself, but he lavishes attention on his menagerie of cats. He repairs and hoards electronic equipment he has picked from the garbage. When Jack did not comply with a Health Department order to clean up, he was forcefully removed from his home, certified incompetent, and the Public Trustee took charge of his affairs. Jack felt that he was being treated "like Mr. Nobody. Just Mr. Nobody out on the street." This film will provoke the discussion of legal and ethical dilemmas concerning the self-neglecting elderly. Do mentally competent elders have the right to neglect themselves? Does the state have an obligation to intervene?

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (35 min., 45 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2013.
Copyright: ©1987

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:february.24 Support material:.Support material available. Study guide available. Multi-User. CatMonthString:january.24 Agency - English program:.Ontario Centre. CatMonthString:march.24 CatMonthString:june.24
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Lyn Wright ; script, Lyn Wright ; producer, Silva Basmajian ; executive producer, John Spotton ; cinematography, John Walker ; sound, Ross Redfern ; editing, Leslie Borden Brown ; sound editing, Gary Oppenheimer ; re-recording, David Appleby ; music, Randolph Peters.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Tedde Moore.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Streaming video.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1987.
Target Audience Note:	16-18.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access may be limited to affiliated libraries.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Awards Note:	Red Ribbon Award - Category: Special Needs / Elderly, 1988
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-06-01).