Johnny Greyeyes
2000 Canadian film
- January 21, 2000 (2000-01-21) (Sundance)
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Johnny Greyeyes is a 2000 Canadian drama film, directed by Jorge Manzano.[1] The film was originally planned as a documentary about indigenous women in prison, but was rewritten as a scripted drama based on the personal testimonies of women who had been interviewed.[1]
The film stars Gail Maurice as Johnny Greyeyes, a First Nations woman who falls in love with another woman (Columpa Bobb) in prison.[2] Its cast also includes Georgina Lightning, Jonathan Fisher, Gloria May Eshkibok, Tamara Podemski and Shirley Cheechoo.
The film premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.[1] It was subsequently screened at the 2000 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Film.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Mary Jane Miller, Screening Culture: Constructing Image and Identity. Lexington Books, 2003. ISBN 9780739105214. Chapter "'Living within and between Various Worlds and Identities" by Heather Norris Nicholson, pp. 223-236.
- ^ a b Rachel Giese, "Impossible love: An untold story escapes from prison". Daily Xtra, November 14, 2001.
External links
- Johnny Greyeyes at IMDb
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Inside Out Film and Video Festival Award for Best Canadian Film
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