Mary & Myself
| Mary & Myself | |
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| Directed by | Sam Decoste |
| Written by | Sam Decoste |
| Produced by | Annette Clarke |
| Narrated by | Jia Tsu Ye-Thompson |
| Music by | Judith Gruber-Stitzer |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Mary & Myself is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Sam Decoste and released in 2013. Through animation and archival photographs, the film depicts the real-life story of Jia Tsu Ye-Thompson and Mary Mohammed, two elderly women rehearsing for their stage debut playing the comfort women in a production of The Vagina Monologues.[1]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary Film at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.[2]
References
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Hot Docs Shorts: Sweet, Sour and Tangy". Point of View, July 15, 2013.
- ^ Andrea Nemetz, "Call Me Fitz, Seed each get 8 nods; Mr. D, This Hour also nominated for Canadian Screen Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, January 14, 2014.
External links
- Mary & Myself at IMDb
- Watch Mary & Myself on the NFB website