A Lion in the House

4h 2006

Brief Synopsis

Five diverse families--each with a child fighting cancer--navigate the ups and downs of treatment over six years, while maintaining hope in this complex portrait of human resilience.

Cast & Crew

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Steven Bognar

Director

Dr. Robert Arceci

Adam Ashcraft

Dale Ashcraft

Debbie Ashcraft

Justin Ashcraft

Film Details

Also Known As
Lion in the House
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Independent Television Service; Sound One
Distribution Company
Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA)

Technical Specs

Duration
4h

Synopsis

Five diverse families--each with a child fighting cancer--navigate the ups and downs of treatment over six years, while maintaining hope in this complex portrait of human resilience.

Directors

Steven Bognar

Director

Julia Reichert

Director

Cast

Dr. Robert Arceci

Adam Ashcraft

Dale Ashcraft

Debbie Ashcraft

Justin Ashcraft

Dr. Victor Balasa

Dr. Cyndi Delaat

Al Fields

Dr. Malini Gillen

Dr. Fred Huang

Dr. Paul Jublinsky

Connie Koons

Alex Lougheed

Jackie Lougheed

Judy Lougheed

Scott Lougheed

Claire Mazewski

Beth Moone

Frank Moone

Jen Moone

Linda Pollman

Jennifer Roller

Marietha Woods

Tim Woods

Ted Zwerdling

Crew

Phoebe Abraham

Other

David Ackels

Sound Department

David Ackels

Other

David Ackels

Camera

Austin Allen

Editor

Dr. Kristen Beck

Other

Tim Berger

Original Score

Daisy Blakelock

Post-Production Sound

Steven Bognar

Editor

Steven Bognar

Producer

Steven Bognar

Cinematographer

Erik Bork

Editor

Travis Campbell

Post-Production Assistant

Dr. Rama Chandrashekaran

Other

David Clough

Other

Randall Cole

Publicity

Dr. Katharine Conway

Other

Amy Cunningham

Foley Editor

Amy Cunningham

Post-Production Assistant

David Davis

Associate Producer

Michelle Y. Davis

Editor

Scout Debartolo

Production Assistant

Mike Dittiacur

Post-Production Assistant

Nathaniel Dorsky

Editor

Karen Y Durgans

Associate Producer

Charles Engstrom

Original Score

Charles Engstrom

Music

Thanos Fatouros

Creative Consultant

Sally Jo Fifer

Executive Producer

Melissa Godoy

Line Producer

Melissa Godoy

Associate Producer

Alice Goguen

Production Assistant

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Department

Georgiana Gomez

Other

Desiree G S Gutierrez

Publicity

Lauren Heaton

Other

Tony Heriza

Editor

Paul Hill

Editor

Brent Huffman

Assistant Editor

Audrey Jajich

Other

Steve James

Editor

Russ Johnson

Post-Production Sound

Russ Johnson

Editor

Kevin Jones

Editor

Colby Kelly

Publicity

Michael King

Camera

Michael King

Sound Department

Katrina Kittle

Other

James Klein

Editor

Lela Reichert Klein

Production Assistant

Lela Reichert Klein

Creative Consultant

Rober Kubish

Post-Production Sound

Mary Lampson

Editor

Allen Sai-yin Lau

Editor

Alvoro Leite

Sound Department

Alvoro Leite

Camera

Brad Lichtenstein

Editor

Laura Lindle

Production Assistant

Thea Lux

Sound Department

Thea Lux

Camera

Alex Mangen

Post-Production Sound

Alex Mangen

Post-Production Assistant

Kevin Martt

Post-Production Sound

John Mays

Sound Designer

John Mcdaniel

Post-Production Sound

Dr. Lynn Mcdonald

Other

Dr. Elizabeth Mcilduff

Other

Jaime Meyers

Editor

Dan Misch

Other

Dan Misch

Production Assistant

Rob Moss

Editor

Seth Mulliken

Other

Seth Mulliken

Camera

Seth Mulliken

Sound Department

David Murphy

Music Engineer

Susan Murphy

Production Accountant

Beth O'brien

Assistant Editor

Dr. Matt Ohr

Other

Bill Orrico

Editor

Bill Orrico

Sound Department

Marko Packard

Production Assistant

Steve Pequignot

On-Line Editor

Steve Pequignot

Colorist

Dr. Rebecca Podurgiel

Other

Gordon Quinn

Editor

Ed Radtke

Original Score

Carl Reeverts

Production Assistant

Annie Reichert

Post-Production Assistant

Annie Reichert

Other

Julia Reichert

Producer

Julia Reichert

Cinematographer

Julia Reichert

Associate Editor

Nicholas Renbeck

Sound Department

Peter Ridgeway

Assistant Editor

Ann Rotolante

Post-Production

Ann Rotolante

Associate Editor

Karen Salerno

Publicity

Michael Schreck

Assistant

Philister Sidigu

Production Assistant

Philister Sidigu

Other

Sarah Silver

Associate Editor

David Simpson

Editor

Stuart Stanley

Sound Department

Reilly Steele

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeff Stern

Sound Department

Leonard Suwalski

Other

Joe Telich

Post-Production Assistant

Christian Totty

Production Assistant

Christian Totty

Other

Joe Tritschler

Sound Recordist

Marty Vincent

Other

Leilah Weinraub

Assistant Editor

Yvonne Welbon

Editor

John Werner

Sound Department

Sharon Wescott

Production Accountant

Pete Winter

Post-Production Sound

Barbara Wolf

Camera

Barbara Wolf

Sound Department

Film Details

Also Known As
Lion in the House
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Independent Television Service; Sound One
Distribution Company
Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA)

Technical Specs

Duration
4h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Audience Award at the 2006 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival.

Released in United States June 21, 2006

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States January 2006

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival April 28-May 7, 2006.

Part one aired in USA on PBS on 06/21/2006

Part two aired in USA on PBS on 06/22/2006

Part of the "Independent Lens" series on PBS

Part two: 120 mins.

Released in United States June 21, 2006

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival April 28-May 7, 2006.)

Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Independent Documentary Competition) January 19-29, 2006.)

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