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Halfway Home: A Father's Story

"I'm goin' home Tuesday!"

2020 0h 23m EN
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Documentary
Synopsis
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A father exits prison and tries to integrate with his two children and girlfriend while living in a halfway house and on parole.

β€œI'm goin' home Tuesday!”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Matthew O'Neill
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 23-minute runtime β€” shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list β€” fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matthew O'Neill, shot by Matthew O'Neill. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Elizabeth Chatelain shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I'm goin' home Tuesday!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11895906 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matthew O'Neill directs. Matthew O'Neill behind the camera. Elizabeth Chatelain cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 23-minute runtime β€” shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 6 years ago.
  • 3Lean credit list β€” fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Directed by Matthew O'Neill, shot by Matthew O'Neill. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Elizabeth Chatelain shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "I'm goin' home Tuesday!".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt11895906 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 1 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Matthew O'Neill
Editing
Elizabeth Chatelain
Runtime
23 min Β· 0h 23m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Also by

Matthew O'Neill

Production companies

Who made it

  • Downtown Community Television Center

    Downtown Community Television Center

    US

Key crew

  • EditorElizabeth Chatelain
  • ColoristJustin Joseph Hall
  • EditorJustin Joseph Hall
  • Sound MixerBrian Trahan
  • ProducerJeff Arak
  • ProducerMatthew O'Neill

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • father
  • parole
  • family
  • parole officer
  • broken family
  • incarceration

Release history Β· US

When it landed

  • Premiere2020-01-22

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