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The Sun at Midnight
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Wikipedia article
'The Sun at Midnight' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Kirsten Carthew and released in 2016.Anubha Momin, [https://www.cbc.ca/2017/truenorthcalling/7-must-watch-movies-filmed-in-canada-s-north-1.4013813 "7 must-watch movies filmed in Canada's North"]. 'True North Calling', March 7, 2017. The film stars Duane Howard as Alfred, a caribou hunter in the Canadian Arctic who befriends Lia (Kawennhere Devery Jacobs), a rebellious teenager who has been sent to the area to live with her grandmother following the death of her mother.Rachel Zelniker, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/the-sun-at-midnight-premiere-fort-mcpherson-1.3777680 "'A real honour': Fort McPherson buzzing with pride over film shot in community"]. CBC North, September 24, 2016.
The film was shot in 2015 in Yellowknife and Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories.Jordan Pinto, [https://playbackonline.ca/2015/08/27/the-sun-at-midnight-rises-for-nwt-shoot/ "The Sun At Midnight rises for NWT shoot"]. 'Playback', August 27, 2015. It premiered on September 25, 2016 in Fort McPherson, before going on to screenings on the film festival circuit. It did not receive widespread commercial distribution in Canada, but instead was broadcast by HBO Canada;Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2018/06/20/monterey-media-acquires-the-sun-at-midnight/ "Monterey Media acquires The Sun at Midnight"]. 'Playback', June 20, 2018. in 2018, it was picked up for American theatrical distribution by Monterey Media.
Awards
Jacobs won the Borsos Competition award for Best Performance in a Canadian Film at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival,Rachel Zelniker, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/sun-at-midnight-performance-award-1.3884105 "The Sun at Midnight star 'filled with gratitude' after big win at Whistler film festival"]. CBC North, December 6, 2016. and the award for Best Actress at the 2017 American Indian Film Festival.Diane Anderson-Minshall, [https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2019/6/18/american-gods-devery-jacobs-queer-indigenous-tv-star "American Gods' Devery Jacobs Is a Queer Indigenous TV Star"]. 'The Advocate', June 19, 2019.
The film won the award for Best Narrative Film at the Bentonville Film Festival in 2017.Mike Gibbins, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/sun-at-midnight-wins-1.4105341 "'I was completely in shock': The Sun at Midnight wins juried prize at American film festival"]. CBC North, May 8, 2017. It won two Leo Awards in 2017, for Best Picture Editing (Jamie Alain) and Best Musical Score (Rich Walters).
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