My Left Breast

My Left Breast is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Gerry Rogers and released in 2000.[1] Starring Rogers and her partner Peg Norman, the film documents Rogers' experience being diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer.

My Left Breast
Directed byGerry Rogers
Produced byPaul Pope
StarringGerry Rogers
Peg Norman
Music byPaul Steffler
CinematographyNigel Markham
Peg Norman
Gerry Rogers
Edited byTerre Nash
Production
company
Pope Productions
Release date
2000
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was screened theatrically at selected documentary and LGBT film festivals in Canada and the United States, but was distributed primarily as an episode of the CBC Television documentary series The Passionate Eye.[1] Rogers' tour to promote the film included an appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show in December 2000.[2]

Awards

The film won the award for Best Canadian Documentary at the 2001 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[3] the award for Best Canadian Film at the 2001 Inside Out Film and Video Festival,[4] and the Gemini Award for Best History/Biography Documentary Program at the 16th Gemini Awards in 2001.[5]

The film also won awards from the Dallas OUT TAKES Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the Boulder Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in 2001 and 2002.

See also
  • List of LGBT films directed by women

References
  1. "Documentary debuts this weekend". The Western Star, November 24, 2000.
  2. "Filmmaker to appear on Rosie show". Sudbury Star, November 24, 2000.
  3. "My Left Breast named top Canadian documentary at Hot Docs film festival". Kamloops Daily News, May 8, 2001.
  4. "My Left Breast wins more film awards". The Telegram, may 30, 2001.
  5. "CBC News wins five Geminis at opening gala". The Telegram, October 28, 2001.


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