Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007)

After running away from her last foster placement with the Regan family, twelve year old Hollis Woods is placed with a new foster mother, the loving, retired art teacher, Josie Cahill. ... See full summary »

Director:

Tony Bill

Writers:

Ann Peacock (teleplay), Daniel Petrie Jr. (teleplay),

Stars:

Ridge Canipe, Julie Ann Emery, Jodelle Ferland

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ridge Canipe	...	Steven Regan
Julie Ann Emery	...	Izzy Regan
Jodelle Ferland	...	Hollis Woods
Judith Ivey	...	Beatrice Gilcrest
Joanne Kimm	...	Lady Bus Driver
James Leard	...	Bus driver
Sissy Spacek	...	Josie Cahill
James Tupper	...	John Regan
Alfre Woodard	...	Edna Reilly
Desiree Zurowski	...	Foster mother

Storyline

After running away from her last foster placement with the Regan family, twelve year old Hollis Woods is placed with a new foster mother, the loving, retired art teacher, Josie Cahill. Hollis is a talented artist and her life stories unfold through her pictures. One revealing picture is the "W" picture Hollis drew for a first grade class assignment on the letter "w". Hollis drew her Wish, her Want. She drew a picture of a family. Hollis had that family in the Regan's, but fear of attachment and motional turmoil caused her to run away. As Josie's forgetfulness grows worse, Hollis is forced into the role of caretaker. Through her artwork and her care of Josie, Hollis Woods finds her family. Based on the Newberry Honor award winning book with the same name.

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Plot Keywords:

forgetfulness | artist | foster mother | cat | sculptor | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Pictures of Hollis Woods (#57.1)

Filming Locations:

Sidney, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008)

User Reviews

Pictures of Hollis Woods

• F

I saw this movie because I read the book in my English class. It was an okay book that was boring early and got better. I'm glad we saw it because it wasted class time, but everyone in the class hated it. The movie was nothing what I imagined in the book which always effects my thought, and the lead did nothing special. The film was not able to go back and fourth between the memories and reality SD it seemed rushed and didn't make sense at first. It made me like the book more. Not a great TV movie, in fact, it's an awful TV movie. No charm and no delight in watching it.