Dawn Anna

*Dawn Anna*
Dawn Anna
	DVD cover
Written by	Robert Munic; Arliss Howard; James Howard;
Directed by	Arliss Howard
Starring	Debra Winger; Tatiana Maslany; Brandon Firla;
Music by	Adam Fields
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Peter Lhotka; Arliss Howard; Jordy Randall; Murray Ord; Tom Cox;
Cinematography	Guy Dufaux
Editors	Jay Rabinowitz; Gib Jaffe;
Running time	88 minutes
Production companies	Revolution Studios; Alberta Filmworks; Blue Star Pictures; My Bench Productions;
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	January 10, 2005

Dawn Anna is a 2005 American dramatic television film written by Robert Munic, Arliss Howard, and James Howard, and directed by Arliss Howard. The film, based upon real events surrounding the Columbine High School massacre, premiered on Lifetime Television January 10, 2005.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot summary

The movie depicts the life of Dawn Anna, a teacher and single mother of four children. Soon after meeting her eventual husband, she is diagnosed with a severe brain disease that requires a serious operation. Shortly after her recovery, her daughter Lauren Townsend is murdered by shooters in the Columbine High School massacre.

Cast

Debra Winger as Dawn Anna Townsend
Alex Van as Bink
Sam Howard as Josh Townsend
Stephen Warner as Matt Townsend
Krista Rae as Kristin Townsend
Robert Theberge as Shane
Quinn Singer as Lauren "Lulu" Dawn Townsend
- Tatiana Maslany as young Lauren Dawn Townsend
Patricia Harras as Mary
Greg Lawson as Dr. Emerson
Gillian Carfra as crisis worker
Yuri Yeremin as himself
Lee Cameron as health teacher
Christine Hamilton as tall girl
Scott Arnold as Dr. Albert Bender
Brandon Firla as interviewer

Production

This film was produced by Tom Cox, Peter Lhotka, Murray Ord and Jordy Randall, and co-produced by Arliss Howard. Executive producers of this film were Tom Patricia, Madeleine Sherak, William Sherak and Jason Shuman.^[5]

Awards

Debra Winger was nominated for 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie' at the 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards.

References

^ Bob Fischbach (2009-09-24). "Bob's Take: Payne, Winger share passion for storytelling". Omaha World Herald. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2010-08-21. Later, after a clip from "Dawn Anna," a 2005 TV movie starring Winger, was shown, she said she'd never seen "Dawn Anna" in a theater with an audience. She loved hearing the Omaha audience's reaction to the scene.
^ Shales, Tom (January 10, 2005). "Lifetime's 'Dawn Anna': Tears of Endearment". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ staff (January 10, 2005). "A Barrage of Calamities, All Based on a True Story". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ Jicha, Tom (January 10, 2005). "Lifetime's Dawn Goes From Tragic To Worse". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ "Dawn Anna". imdb.com. 10 January 2005.

External links

[OmahaWorldHerald2009-09-24-1] Bob Fischbach (2009-09-24). "Bob's Take: Payne, Winger share passion for storytelling". Omaha World Herald. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2010-08-21. Later, after a clip from "Dawn Anna," a 2005 TV movie starring Winger, was shown, she said she'd never seen "Dawn Anna" in a theater with an audience. She loved hearing the Omaha audience's reaction to the scene.

[Washington_Post-2] Shales, Tom (January 10, 2005). "Lifetime's 'Dawn Anna': Tears of Endearment". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[The_New_York_Times-3] staff (January 10, 2005). "A Barrage of Calamities, All Based on a True Story". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[Sun_Sentinel-4] Jicha, Tom (January 10, 2005). "Lifetime's Dawn Goes From Tragic To Worse". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[5] "Dawn Anna". imdb.com. 10 January 2005.

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