Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home ( Flying Wild and Father Goose) is a 1996 family adventure drama film directed by Carroll Ballard. The film stars Anna Paquin, Jeff Daniels, and Dana Delany. Fly Away Home was released on September 13, 1996, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Joseph Caleb Deschanel was nominated for best cinematography at the 69th Academy Awards for his work on the film.
Plot
After surviving a car accident, in which her mother Aliane dies swerving out of the way of an oncoming truck on a rainy night, 13-year-old Amy Alden is brought from New Zealand to Ontario, Canada, by her estranged father Thomas Alden, a sculptor and inventor, to live with him and his girlfriend Susan.
Awards
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| author | Bill Lishman Robert Rodat |
|---|---|
| award | Genesis Award |
| contentLocation | New York |
| director | Carroll Ballard |
| editor | Nicholas C. Smith |
| events | aviation |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | abandon arrest avian incubation bird sanctuary bury canada geese car accident cheer clip domestic domesticated animals emergency landing end estranged father fly goose housing development how to imprint incubate isolated lake ontario land national news niagara falls niagara falls air reserve station north carolina old woman ontario ontario canada pinion run sanctuary shoot spring survive ultralight wait |
| musicBy | Mark Isham |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Cinematography |
| producer | Carol Baum |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | New Zealand Toronto |
| theme | children's teen drama |