Prince's Tale
| Prince's Tale | |
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| Directed by | Jamie Miller |
| Produced by | Jamie Miller |
| Starring | Prince Amponsah |
| Cinematography | Ryan Haas |
| Edited by | Thom Smalley |
| Music by | Casey Manierka-Quaile |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Prince's Tale is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Jamie Miller and released in 2018.[1] The film profiles Prince Amponsah, a Toronto actor rebuilding his career as a performer after an apartment fire which left his body badly scarred and resulted in the amputation of both of his arms.[2]
The film premiered at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary.[3]
At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the film was shortlisted for Best Short Documentary.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Review: Short Docs ‘Turning Tables’ and ‘Prince’s Tale’". Point of View, May 9, 2018.
- ^ "Actor who lost his arms — and nearly his life — in fire reaches new stage". Toronto Star, June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Hot Docs 2018: A Little Wisdom, Transformer among award winners". Now, May 5, 2018.
- ^ "“Anthropocene”, “Amazing Race Canada” among Canadian Screen Award nominees". RealScreen, February 8, 2019.
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