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| Pixie Bigelow | Herself |
| Lani Billard | Suzy Buchan |
| Deirdre Bowen | Herself |
| Geoffrey Bowes | Himself |
| John Buchan | Himself |
| Susy Buchan | Herself |
| Tom Butler | Himself |
| Jeanie Calleja | Victoria Mitchell |
| Andrew Church | Geoffrey Bowes |
| Kristen Corvers | Deirdre Bowen |
| Wayne Curnew | Garbage Collector |
| James Downing | Mort Ransen |
| Peter Evans | Michael Polley |
| Tracey Ferencz | Aunt Shelia |
| Justin Goodhand | John Buchan |
| Kaylin Griffin | Joanna Polley (age 8) |
| Jonathan Goldsmith | Composer |
| Cathy Gulkin | Herself |
| Iris Ng | Cinematographer |
| Harry Gulkin | Himself |
| Mike Munn | Editor |
| Eric Hanson | Mark Polley (age 11) |
| Alex Hatz | Harry Gulkin |
| Thomas Hauff | Actor (The Caretaker) |
| Christine Horne | Anne Tait |
| Rebecca Jenkins | Diane Polley |
| Dave Kiner | Wayne Robson |
| Allie MacDonald | Joanna Polley |
| Jeff Mallory | Tom Butler |
| Robert Macmillan | Himself |
| Jef Mallory | Tom Butler |
| Victoria Mitchell | Herself |
| Seamus Morrison | Mark Polley |
| Marie Murphy | Herself |
| Mairtin O'Carrigan | The director |
| Diane Polley | Herself (archive footage) |
| Joanna Polley | Herself |
| Mark Polley | Himself |
| Michael Polley | Himself |
| Sarah Polley | Herself |
| Mort Ransen | Himself |
| Janine Heath | Production Manager |
| Anne Tait | Herself |
| Lorraine Samuel | post-production supervisor |
| Claire Walker | Herself |
| Mark Wilson | Production Supervisor |

