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Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor
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'Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor' is a 2021 Canadian drama film, directed by Shelley Thompson.Cassidy Chisholm, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-film-transgender-acceptance-nova-scotia-1.6043045 "'Love letter to my son's community': Film shares story of trans acceptance in rural N.S."]. CBC News Nova Scotia, May 27, 2021. The film stars Maya Henry as Dawn MacGinnis, a young transgender woman from Nova Scotia who returns home for her mother's funeral, and tries to rebuild her relationship with her estranged father John Andrew (Robb Wells) through working together to restore John Andrew's old broken-down tractor.
The film's cast also includes Amy Groening, Reid Price, Richie Wilcox, Francine Deschepper and Taylor Olson.
The film was shot in various locations in Nova Scotia, including Windsor, Chester, Halifax and Antigonish, in 2020.[https://pictouadvocate.com/2020/09/04/feature-film-dawn-her-dad-the-tractor-wraps-in-antigonish/ "Feature film Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor wraps in Antigonish"]. 'Pictou Advocate', September 4, 2020.
The film premiered on May 27, 2021, at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival.[https://www.etalk.ca/movies/2021/5/dawn-her-dad-the-tractor-debuts-at-inside-out-festival.html "'Dawn, Her Dad & The Tractor' debuts at Inside Out festival"]. 'eTalk', May 31, 2021.
It received five nominations for the Screen Nova Scotia awards in 2022, including Best Feature Film, WIFT Best Nova Scotia Director (Thompson) and ACTRA Award Outstanding Performance nominations for Francine Deschepper, Reid Price and Robb Wells.Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2022/05/17/screen-nova-scotia-announces-2022-award-nominees-and-return-to-in-person-gala/ "SCREEN NOVA SCOTIA ANNOUNCES 2022 AWARD NOMINEES AND RETURN TO IN-PERSON GALA"]. 'TV, eh?', May 17, 2022.
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