Rebels on Pointe

Rebels on Pointe is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Bobbi Jo Hart and released in 2017.[1] The film centres on the drag ballet troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.[2]

Rebels on Pointe
Directed byBobbi Jo Hart
Produced byBobbi Jo Hart
Robbie Hart
Written byBobbi Jo Hart
StarringLes Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Music byJann Arden
Corey Hart
CinematographyBobbi Jo Hart
Edited byCatherine Legault
Distributed byIcarus Films
Documentary Channel
Release date
  • March 15, 2017 (2017-03-15) (Roze Filmdagen)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the Roze Filmdagen festival in March 2017. It was screened at several other film festivals before being broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Documentary Channel in 2018.[2]

The film won the award for Best Canadian Feature at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2017.[3] It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[4]

References
  1. "Review: 'Rebels on Pointe,' and in Tutus". The New York Times, November 15, 2017.
  2. John Doyle, "Rebels on Pointe is a sharp story about masculinity and femininity". The Globe and Mail, February 16, 2018.
  3. "Rebels on Pointe takes best Canadian feature at Inside Out". Playback, June 6, 2017.
  4. "2019 Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Documentary". Point of View, February 7, 2019.


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