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For the Love of Aaron

1994 Canadian film


For the Love of Aaron is a Canadian television film, directed by John Kent Harrison and released in 1994.[1] Based on the true story of Margaret Gibson, a noted Canadian writer who suffered from bipolar disorder, the film dramatizes her custody battle for her son Aaron after her divorce.[2] The film stars Meredith Baxter as Gibson, Nick Mancuso as her ex-husband Stuart and Keegan Macintosh as Aaron, as well as John Kapelos, Joanna Gleason, Malcolm Stewart and Michael Rogers.

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The film aired on Global in Canada, and CBS in the United States, in 1994.[1]

The film was a Gemini Award nominee for Best TV Movie, and Harrison was nominated for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, at the 9th Gemini Awards.[3]


References

  1. "A daring, honest look at mental illness". Toronto Star, February 25, 1994.
  2. "Author's `tortured life' turned into two-hour TV special". Ottawa Citizen, February 24, 1994.
  3. "Major Gemini Nominations". Toronto Star, January 18, 1995.



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