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'''''Take Me to Prom''''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] documentary film, directed by Andrew Moir and released in 2019.<ref name=skinner>Oliver Skinner, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/what-does-it-mean-to-be-queer-at-the-prom-this-new-film-explores-seven-decades-of-answers-1.5120150 "What does it mean to be queer at the prom? This new film explores seven decades of answers"]. [[CBC Arts]], May 3, 2019.</ref> 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 most notably include Marc Hall, whose 2002 court case ''[[Hall v Durham Catholic School Board]]'', over his school's refusal to allow him to bring a same-sex date to his prom, became a landmark LGBT rights case in Canada.<ref name=skinner/>
'''''Take Me to Prom''''' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by [[Andrew Moir (filmmaker)|Andrew Moir]] and released in 2019.<ref name=skinner>Oliver Skinner, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/what-does-it-mean-to-be-queer-at-the-prom-this-new-film-explores-seven-decades-of-answers-1.5120150 "What does it mean to be queer at the prom? This new film explores seven decades of answers"]. [[CBC Arts]], May 3, 2019.</ref> 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.<ref name=skinner/>
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The film premiered at the 2019 [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]].<ref>Barry Hertz, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-hot-docs-2019-are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-documentary-cinema/ "Hot Docs 2019: Are we living in a golden age of documentary cinema?"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 18, 2019.</ref> It was subsequently added to the [[CBC Gem]] streaming platform.<ref name=skinner/>


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The film premiered at the 2019 [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]].<ref>Barry Hertz, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-hot-docs-2019-are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-documentary-cinema/ "Hot Docs 2019: Are we living in a golden age of documentary cinema?"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 18, 2019.</ref> It was subsequently added to the [[CBC Gem]] streaming platform.<ref name=skinner/>
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The film received a [[Canadian Screen Award]] nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary|Best Short Documentary]] at the [[8th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2020.<ref>Pat Mullen, [http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/2020-canadian-screen-award-nominees-for-documentary "2020 Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Documentary"]. ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', February 18, 2020.</ref>

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The film won the [[Canadian Screen Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary|Best Short Documentary]] at the [[8th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2020.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200605124256/https://etcanada.com/news/648359/canadian-screen-awards-2020-first-round-of-winners-revealed/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', May 25, 2020.</ref>


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*{{IMDb title|8611240}}
*[https://www.cbc.ca/shortdocs/shorts/take-me-to-prom ''Take Me to Prom''] at [[CBC Television|CBC]] Short Docs

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Latest revision as of 02:33, 25 September 2024

Take Me to Prom
Directed byAndrew Moir
Produced byAndrew Moir
CinematographyAndrew Jeffrey
Edited byGraeme Ring
Music byBen Fox
Release date
Running time
19 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Barry Hertz, "Hot Docs 2019: Are we living in a golden age of documentary cinema?". The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2019.
  3. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
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