Skies Are Not Just Blue is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay and released in 2018.[1] 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.[2]
| Skies Are Not Just Blue | |
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| Directed by | Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay |
| Written by | Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay |
| Starring | Yara Monib Tariq A. |
| Cinematography | Laurence Blais |
| Edited by | Mélina Lemaire |
| Music by | Émile Poulin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Spira |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Arabic Persian |
The film premiered at the 2018 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Student Film award.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where Cosse-Tremblay won the award for Emerging Canadian Artist.[4] The film was also entered into the Iris Prize competition in 2019.[5]
References edit
- ^ Catherine Genest, "FCVQ : 10 films repérés par la rédaction". Voir, August 27, 2019.
- ^ Cara Powell, Liam McCloskey and Polina Gankina, "Queer immigrants and refugees take centre stage at Ottawa LGBT film festival". Capital Current, November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Palmarès des courts métrages 2018 du Festival du nouveau cinéma". CTVM.info, October 10, 2018.
- ^ Dino-Ray Damos, "Inside Out LGBT Film Festival Reveals Winners For 2019". Deadline Hollywood, June 2, 2019.
- ^ Steve Brown, "Iris Prize announces 36 short films competing in the 2019 awards". Attitude, October 16, 2019.
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