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'mctst-Many Bloodlines' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Theola Ross and released in 2020.[Rhiannon Johnson, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/theola-ross-ivf-documentary-1.5671022 "Documentary by two-spirit Cree filmmaker shares journey through IVF to parenthood"]. CBC News Indigenous, August 3, 2020.] The film documents the experience of Ross, a queer-identified Cree woman, and her partner as they pursue in vitro fertilisation treatment after deciding to raise a child together.[Chris Knight, [https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/chris-knight-has-10-suggestions-for-what-to-watch-at-hot-docs "Chris Knight has 10 suggestions for what to watch at Hot Docs"]. 'National Post', May 28, 2020.]
The film premiered at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was named the winner of the Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary.[Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/stray-prayer-for-a-lost-mitten-among-hot-docs-winners/5149859.article "Stray, Prayer For A Lost Mitten among Hot Docs winners"]. 'Screen Daily', May 14, 2020.] It subsequently won the award for Best Short Documentary Work at the 2020 imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival.[Rachel Young, [https://nsi-canada.ca/2020/10/nsi-alumni-win-big-at-imaginenative/ "NSI alumni win big at imagineNATIVE"]. National Screen Institute, October 26, 2020.]
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[Victoria Ahearn, [https://www.squamishchief.com/toronto-international-film-festival-releases-top-ten-lists-for-2020-1.24252475 "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020"]. 'Squamish Chief', December 9, 2020.] The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/ "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations"]. 'ET Canada', March 30, 2021.]
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