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'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.[
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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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