Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule
Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Lynne Fernie and Aerlyn Weissman and released in 1995.[1] The film is a portrait of influential lesbian writer and anti-censorship activist Jane Rule.[2]
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| Directed by | Lynne Fernie Aerlyn Weissman |
| Produced by | Rina Fraticelli |
| Starring | Jane Rule |
| Music by | Kathryn Moses |
| Edited by | Cathy Gulkin |
Production company | Great Jane Productions |
| Distributed by | Filmmakers Library |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered on January 9, 1995 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto, at a gala benefit for the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives,[3] before having its television premiere as the debut episode of TVOntario's documentary series The View from Here on January 11.[4] It subsequently screened theatrically elsewhere in Canada, including at a benefit screening for Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium in Vancouver during its censorship dispute with the Canada Border Services Agency.[5]
The film won the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary at the 16th Genie Awards in 1996.[6]
References
- Peter Birnie, "Moving pictures of women". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 1995.
- Sandra Martin, "B.C. novelist wrote a cult classic and became a lesbian role model". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 2007.
- Rick Bébout, "Jane rules". Xtra!, January 2, 1995.
- Bonnie Malleck, "Liberty Street and View from Here : Pair of Canadian series debut". Waterloo Region Record, January 11, 1995.
- Jeani Read, "Day to recall how far we have come". The Province, March 8, 1995.
- John Griffin, "Le Confessional win bittersweet; Canada's top film fails to challenge Margaret's Museum in the numbers game". Ottawa Citizen, January 15, 1996.