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Wikipedia article




'Call Me Human' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kim O'Bomsawin and released in 2020.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/espaces-autochtones/1732941/josephine-bacon-kim-obomsawin-poete-culture-innu-cote-nord-autochtones "Le film sur la pote autochtone Josphine Bacon sortira le 13 novembre"] . Ici Radio-Canada, September 10, 2020. The film is a portrait of Innu poet Josphine Bacon.Cdric Blanger, [https://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/09/18/une-histoire-damitie "Une histoire damiti"] . 'Le Journal de Qubec', September 18, 2020.

The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival.Valrie Cloutier, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1729110/fcvq-festival-cinema-ville-quebec-web "Un Festival de cinma de la Ville de Qubec sur le web"] . Ici Radio-Canada, August 26, 2020. It was subsequently screened at the Cinfest Sudbury International Film Festival and the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, and had its commercial premiere on November 13.

Awards



At the Quebec City Film festival, the film was cowinner of the Prix Jury collgial with Alexandre Rockwell's 'Sweet Thing'.[https://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/09/21/le-festival-de-cinema-de-la-ville-de-quebec-la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-couronne "Le film La desse des mouches feu couronn au FCVQ"] . 'Le Journal de Qubec', September 21, 2020. At Cinefest, it won the Audience Choice Award for documentaries,[https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/cinefest-sudbury-announces-its-2020-award-winners "Cinefest Sudbury announces its 2020 award winners"] . 'Sudbury Star', October 11, 2020. and at VIFF, it won the juried award for Best Canadian Documentary Film.Pat Mullen, [http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/call-me-human-leads-viff-winners "Call Me Human Leads VIFF Winners"] . 'Point of View', September 29, 2020.

The film initially received three Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Hugo Gendron, Michel Valiquette) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Alexandre Lachance).Jean-Franois Vandeuren, [https://showbizz.net/cinema/la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-part-en-tete-des-nominations-du-gala-quebec-cinema-2021 "La desse des mouches feu part en tte des nominations du Gala Qubec Cinma 2021"] . 'Showbizz.net', April 26, 2021. After the organization decided to add the eligible documentary films to its Public Prize ballot, the film was also named as a nominee in that category.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1791413/quebec-cinema-decide-finalement-dinclure-les-documentaires-pour-le-prix-du-public "Qubec Cinma dcide finalement dinclure les documentaires pour le prix du public"] . Ici Radio-Canada, May 7, 2021.

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