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Take Me to Prom
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'Take Me to Prom' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Andrew Moir and released in 2019.Oliver Skinner, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/what-does-it-mean-to-be-queer-at-the-prom-this-new-film-explores-seven-decades-of-answers-1.5120150 "What does it mean to be queer at the prom? This new film explores seven decades of answers"]. CBC Arts, May 3, 2019. The film traces the evolution of LGBTQ acceptance in society by asking a multigenerational selection of LGBTQ people to recount a story from their high school prom.
Storytellers in the film include Marc Hall, whose 2002 court case 'Hall v Durham Catholic School Board' became a landmark LGBT rights case in Canada.
The film premiered at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Barry Hertz, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-hot-docs-2019-are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-documentary-cinema/ "Hot Docs 2019: Are we living in a golden age of documentary cinema?"]. 'The Globe and Mail', April 18, 2019. It was subsequently added to the CBC Gem streaming platform.
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/648359/canadian-screen-awards-2020-first-round-of-winners-revealed/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed"]. 'ET Canada', May 25, 2020.
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