No Ordinary Man (film)

No Ordinary Man is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt and written by Aisling Chin-Yee and Amos Mac.[2] The film is a portrait of Billy Tipton, the influential jazz musician who was revealed after his death to have been transgender.[3]

No Ordinary Man
Directed byAisling Chin-Yee
Chase Joynt
Produced bySarah Spring
Written byAisling Chin-Yee
Amos Mac
Music byRich Aucoin
Billy Tipton
CinematographyLéna Mill-Reuillard
Edited byAisling Chin-Yee
Production
company
Parabola Films
Distributed byLes Films du 3 mars
Release date
  • September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10) (TIFF)[1]
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Production of the film was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada; however, as principal photography had already been completed, the shutdown mainly impacted tasks, such as editing and post-production work, that could more easily be done remotely.[3]

The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Film.[5]

Critical response

For Now and The Georgia Straight, Kevin Ritchie praised the film, writing that the film's "overlapping realizations create a complex portrait while making No Ordinary Man as much about the present as it is about the past. The film ultimately builds to a moving and surprising climax in which the empathetic trans views of Tipton are finally able to eclipse the parochial tabloid tale."[6]

The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for feature films.[7]

References
  1. "No Ordinary Man". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. Pat Mullen, "‘Inconvenient Indian’, ‘New Corporation’, ‘No Ordinary Man’ Rep Canadian Docs in TIFF Line-up". Point of View, July 30, 2020.
  3. Pat Mullen, "Canada at Cannes: Documentary in the Time of COVID". Point of View, June 25, 2020.
  4. Victoria Ahearn, "TIFF announces all 50 titles for pandemic-tailored 2020 event". Toronto Star, July 30, 2020.
  5. "Inside Out LGBT film fest reveals prize winners early". Toronto Star, October 5, 2020.
  6. Kevin Ritchie, "VIFF review: No Ordinary Man, about jazz musician and trans icon Billy Tipton, packs an emotional wallop". The Georgia Straight, September 19, 2020.
  7. Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020". Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.
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