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'Skies Are Not Just Blue' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay and released in 2018.[Catherine Genest, [https://voir.ca/cinema/2019/08/27/fcvq-10-films-reperes-par-la-redaction/ "FCVQ : 10 films reprs par la rdaction"]. 'Voir', August 27, 2019.] The film profiles four young Muslim Canadians who identify as LGBTQ, and depicts how they navigate holding dual identities that are commonly perceived to be in irreconcilable conflict.[Cara Powell, Liam McCloskey and Polina Gankina, [https://capitalcurrent.ca/queer-immigrants-and-refugees-take-centre-stage-at-ottawa-lgbt-film-festival/ "Queer immigrants and refugees take centre stage at Ottawa LGBT film festival"]. 'Capital Current', November 12, 2019.]
The film premiered at the 2018 Festival du nouveau cinma, where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Student Film award.[[https://ctvm.info/palmares-des-courts-metrages-2018-fnc/ "Palmars des courts mtrages 2018 du Festival du nouveau cinma"]. CTVM.info, October 10, 2018.] It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where Cosse-Tremblay won the award for Emerging Canadian Artist.[Dino-Ray Damos, [https://deadline.com/2019/06/inside-out-lgbt-film-festival-winners-dod-barking-at-the-moon-billie-and-emma-we-are-radical-monarchs-1202625660/ "Inside Out LGBT Film Festival Reveals Winners For 2019"]. 'Deadline Hollywood', June 2, 2019.] The film was also entered into the Iris Prize competition in 2019.[Steve Brown, [https://attitude.co.uk/article/iris-prize-announces-36-short-films-competing-in-the-2019-awards/21603/ "Iris Prize announces 36 short films competing in the 2019 awards"]. 'Attitude', October 16, 2019.]
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