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Choke (2011 film)
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'Choke' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Michelle Latimer and released in 2011.Regan Reid, [https://playbackonline.ca/2017/09/21/indigenous-voices-rising-michelle-latimer/ "Indigenous voices rising: Michelle Latimer"]. 'Playback', September 21, 2017. Created by Latimer in conjunction with animator Terril Calder,[https://www.fftimes.com/news/news/%E2%80%98choke%E2%80%99-doesn%E2%80%99t-win-genie "Choke doesnt win Genie'"]. 'Fort Frances Times', March 9, 2012. the film centres on a young First Nations man who leaves his remote northern reserve to move to the city, only to find life there much more difficult and challenging than he had imagined.
The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival,"Film about Burton Cummings attack among Canadian shorts going to Sundance: Film on Cummings attack to screen at Sundance". Canadian Press, December 6, 2010. where it received an honorable mention in the short films category.Peter Sciretta, [https://www.slashfilm.com/2011-sundance-film-festival-award-winners/ "2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners"]. 'SlashFilm', January 30, 2011.
It was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011,"The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011. and subsequently received a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.Brian D. Johnson, [https://www.macleans.ca/culture/movies/quebec-and-croneberg-lead-genies/ "Quebec and Croneberg (sic) lead Genies"]. 'Maclean's', January 17, 2012.
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