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Balmoral Hotel (film)
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'Balmoral Hotel' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Wayne Wapeemukwa and released in 2015. The film stars Angel Gates as a First Nations sex worker who dances along Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, in a performance that gradually morphs into a political statement against colonization.Na'ama Freeman, [https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2016/02/symbolism-in-inuit-tattooing/ "Symbolism in Inuit tattooing: First Peoples, First Screens crafts spaces for conversation"]. 'McGill Daily', February 15, 2016.
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2015.Bruce Kirkland, [https://torontosun.com/2015/12/08/tiff-announces-its-top-10-films-of-2015/wcm/e3931cf7-b100-476a-8e61-ea2512e4e002 "TIFF announces its top 10 films of 2015"]. 'Toronto Sun', December 8, 2015. It subsequently received two Leo Award nominations in 2016, for Best Short Drama and Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama.[http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2016.pdf 2016 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners"].
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