TY  - ADVS
AU  - Padgett,Jan
ED  - National Film Board of Canada.
TI  - The reluctant deckhand 
U1  - VHS REL 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Montreal
PB  - National Film Board of Canada
KW  - Animated films
KW  - Canada
KW  - Canadian Author
N1  - Based on the novel by Jan Padgett; Animation and live action; The reluctant deckhand (33 min.) -- Documentary on the making of the film (13 min.); Designed and animated by Amanda Forbis ; original music by J. Douglas Dodd; Audience : Juvenile (ages 8-12)
N2  - The story emphasizes the changing relationship between ten-year-old Tess and her mother, Sue, as they pilot their fishing boat through the treacherous waters off Vancouver Island.  The brief documentary that follows the film includes interviews with filmmaker/author Jan Padgett and animator Amanda Forbis as they talk about the making of the film
ER  -