A docu-drama on the sterility of suburban high school life and an example of one young man’s attempt to escape. From a brief intense excursion into drugs, music and parties, to a rational attempt at change through participation in a school paper, βThe Brick,β Michael’s alienation is symbolized in a recurring nightmare of frustration and anger where he hurls a brick into a black void. Eventually he comes to terms with his loneliness and blindness through photography, and accepts his entry into the adult world.
Brick, The
- Film Maker
- Sheehan, Nik
- Year
- 1982
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- Format
- 16mm
- Length
- 29
- Genre
- documentary, narrative
- Category
- Childhood, Youth


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