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The Brandon Teena Story
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Wikipedia article
'The Brandon Teena Story' is a 1998 American documentary film directed by Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir.[http://www.newvideo.com/filmmakers/susan-muska-and-greta-olafsdottir-biography/ directors profile] The documentary features interviews with many of the people involved with the 1993 murder of Brandon Teena as well as archive footage of Teena.[http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2560&context=greatplainsquarterly Film review and history profile] After its theatrical release, it aired on Cinemax as part of its 'Reel Life' series.
Awards
*Berlin Film Festival:Teddy Award for Best Documentary[http://www.documentary.org/feature/48th-annual-berlin-lnternational-film-festival Berlin Festival film profile]Donald Altschiller
*GLAAD Media Award:GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary (nominee)
*Vancouver Film Festival:Best Documentary Winner
References
Further reading
*'All She Wanted' by Aphrodite Jones, a book released in 1996 about the murder.
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