Call Me Human () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kim O'Bomsawin and released in 2020."Le film sur la poète autochtone Joséphine Bacon sortira le 13 novembre" . Ici Radio-Canada, September 10, 2020. The film is a portrait of Innu poet Joséphine Bacon.Cédric Bélanger, "Une histoire d’amitié" . Le Journal de Québec, September 18, 2020.
The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival.Valérie Cloutier, "Un Festival de cinéma de la Ville de Québec sur le web" . Ici Radio-Canada, August 26, 2020. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, and had its commercial premiere on November 13.
Awards At the Quebec City Film festival, the film was cowinner of the Prix Jury collégial with Alexandre Rockwell's Sweet Thing."Le film «La déesse des mouches à feu» couronné au FCVQ" . Le Journal de Québec, September 21, 2020. At Cinefest, it won the Audience Choice Award for documentaries,"Cinefest Sudbury announces its 2020 award winners" . Sudbury Star, October 11, 2020. and at VIFF, it won the juried award for Best Canadian Documentary Film.Pat Mullen, "Call Me Human Leads VIFF Winners" . Point of View, September 29, 2020.
The film initially received three Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Hugo Gendron, Michel Valiquette) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Alexandre Lachance).Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021" . Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021. After the organization decided to add the eligible documentary films to its Public Prize ballot, the film was also named as a nominee in that category."Québec Cinéma décide finalement d’inclure les documentaires pour le prix du public" . Ici Radio-Canada, May 7, 2021.
The film won the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2021."Prix collégial du cinéma québécois: «Je m’appelle humain» de Kim O’Bomsawin triomphe". Le Journal de Québec, March 27, 2021.
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