The Frog Princes is a 2011 documentary film directed by Omar Majeed and Ryan Mullins. This film follows the story of a Montreal-based theater troupe training for a play adaptation of the fairytale The Princess and the Frog. All twenty actors in the troupe have intellectual and developmental disabilities. The film is shot as a play within a play. The film centers on the lead actor in the play, Ray-Man (named by his parents after artist Man Ray), a young adult with Down syndrome.[1] The film follows the personal struggles of the cast as they prepare for the play, working with the director, Dr. Stephen Snow. Snow is a trained theatre director at The Centre for the Arts in Human Development at Concordia University.
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
The documentary is distributed by EyeSteelFilm Productions. The film was shown on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on 6 August 2011 during prime time.[2] It was also shown at the Hot Docs, the Toronto International Documentary film Festival.[1] This film was also screened at the Abilities Arts Festival in Toronto. This film is rated PG or parental guidance suggested.
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- The Frog Princes Official website
- EyeSteelFilm website: The Frog Pronces page
- The Frog Princes at IMDb
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