Call Me Human
2020 Canadian documentary film
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Call Me Human (French: Je m'appelle humain) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kim O'Bomsawin and released in 2020.[1] The film is a portrait of Innu poet Joséphine Bacon.[2]
| Call Me Human | |
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| French | Je m'appelle humain |
| Directed by | Kim O'Bomsawin |
| Written by | Kim O'Bomsawin |
| Produced by | Andrée-Anne Frenette |
| Starring | Joséphine Bacon |
| Cinematography | Hugo Gendron Michel Valiquette |
| Edited by | Alexandre Lachance |
| Music by | Alain Auger |
Production company | Terre Innue |
| Distributed by | Maison 4:3 |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | French Innu-aimun |
The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival.[3] 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.[1]
Awards
At the Quebec City Film festival, the film was cowinner of the Prix Jury collégial with Alexandre Rockwell's Sweet Thing.[4] At Cinefest, it won the Audience Choice Award for documentaries,[5] and at VIFF, it won the juried award for Best Canadian Documentary Film.[6]
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).[7] 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.[8]
The film won the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2021.[9]