Take Me to Prom
| Take Me to Prom | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Moir |
| Produced by | Andrew Moir |
| Cinematography | Andrew Jeffrey |
| Edited by | Graeme Ring |
| Music by | Ben Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Take Me to Prom is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Andrew Moir and released in 2019.[1] The film traces the evolution of LGBTQ acceptance in society by asking a multigenerational selection of LGBTQ people to recount a story from their high school prom.
Storytellers in the film include Marc Hall, whose 2002 court case Hall v Durham Catholic School Board became a landmark LGBT rights case in Canada.[1]
The film premiered at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[2] It was subsequently added to the CBC Gem streaming platform.[1]
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Oliver Skinner, "What does it mean to be queer at the prom? This new film explores seven decades of answers". CBC Arts, May 3, 2019.
- ^ Barry Hertz, "Hot Docs 2019: Are we living in a golden age of documentary cinema?". The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2019.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Take Me to Prom at IMDb
- Take Me to Prom at CBC Short Docs
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