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Stateless (film)
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'Stateless' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Michle Stephenson and released in 2020.Pat Mullen, [http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/michele-stephenson-stateless-interview-hot-docs "Michle Stephenson on Stateless and the Battle of Narratives"]. 'Point of View', May 28, 2020. The film centres on the crisis of Haitians in the Dominican Republic, many of whom have been left stateless by the Dominican Republic's 2013 decision to strip citizenship from Haitian immigrants and their descendants.Paloma Pacheco, [https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2020/06/19/Documenting-Stateless-Doc/ "Documenting the Stateless"]. 'The Tyee', June 19, 2020.
The film premiered on April 15, 2020 at the Tribeca Film Festival.Jill Goldsmith, [https://deadline.com/2020/03/tribeca-sets-feature-lineup-1202873177/ "Tribeca Fest 2020 Sets Feature Film Lineup With 95 World Premieres"]. 'Deadline Hollywood', March 3, 2020. It was subsequently screened as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the special jury prize for Canadian documentaries,Jillian Morgan, [https://realscreen.com/2020/05/15/prayer-for-a-lost-mitten-stray-take-top-prize-at-hot-docs-20-competition/ "Prayer for a Lost Mitten, Stray take top prizes at Hot Docs 20 competition"]. 'RealScreen', May 15, 2020. and at the BlackStar Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Feature Documentary.Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/blackstar-film-festival-names-miss-juneteenth-best-narrative-feature "BlackStar Film Festival Names 'Miss Juneteenth' Best Narrative Feature"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', August 27, 2020.
It was released for streaming through the National Film Board of Canada's website.Sarah-Tai Black, [https://globalnews.ca/news/7654720/stateless-movie-review-haiti-dominican-republic/ "Stateless movie review: Doc explores Haiti, Dominican Republics anti-Black history and present"]. Global News, February 23, 2021.
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length 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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