Title: Pieces of April

Date: 2003

Media type: Film

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families, Interpersonal Relationships

Keywords: family relationship, communication

Rating: PG-13

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: In a very poor zone of New York, April Burns and her boyfriend, the Afro-American Bobby, are preparing to receive April’s family for thanksgiving dinner. While Bobby tries to borrow a suit for himself, April realizes that her stove is broken. She tries desperately to find a neighbor that can let her cook the turkey, since she does not want to fail (again) with her family. Meanwhile, in a suburb of Pennsylvania, her dysfunctional family is preparing to travel to New York. While driving, the relationship between the Burns and their black-sheep April is disclosed through the conversations between her father Jim, her resented mother Joy, her brother, her sister and her grandmother.

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Contributor: Anonymous