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The Delian Mode
Directed byKara Blake
Written byKara Blake
Produced byKara Blake
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
StarringDelia Derbyshire
CinematographyKara Blake
Philippe Blanchard
Production
company
Philtre Films
Release date
May 8, 2009 (Hot Docs)
Running time
25 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Delian Mode is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Kara Blake and released in 2009.[1] The film is a profile of Delia Derbyshire, a British composer best known for arranging the theme music to Doctor Who.[1] It takes its name from the title of a piece of incidental music that Derbyshire wrote in the 1960s.

The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Short Documentary.[2] The film won the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary Film at the 30th Genie Awards.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Delian Mode". RTVE, November 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Festival's top prize to Regent Park documentary". Toronto Star, May 9, 2009.
  3. ^ Craig Takeuchi, "Genie award winners: Polytechnique wins nine, Joshua Jackson". The Georgia Straight, April 12, 2010.