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Johnny Greyeyes
Directed byJorge Manzano
Written byRiel Brown
Vince Manitowabi
Jorge Manzano
Gail Maurice
Produced byTimothy Hill
Jorge Manzano
StarringGail Maurice
Columpa Bobb
Jonathan Fisher
CinematographyMarcos Arriaga
Edited byJacqueline Carmody
Music byReynaldo Valverde
Production
companies
Nepantla Films
Ravenhead Productions
Distributed byWolfe Video
Release date
  • January 21, 2000 (2000-01-21) (Sundance)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Johnny Greyeyes is a 2000 Canadian drama film, directed by Jorge Manzano.[1] The film was originally planned as a documentary about indigenous women in prison, but was rewritten as a scripted drama based on the personal testimonies of women who had been interviewed.[1]

The film stars Gail Maurice as Johnny Greyeyes, a First Nations woman who falls in love with another woman (Columpa Bobb) in prison.[2] Its cast also includes Georgina Lightning, Jonathan Fisher, Gloria May Eshkibok, Tamara Podemski and Shirley Cheechoo.

The film premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.[1] It was subsequently screened at the 2000 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Film.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mary Jane Miller, Screening Culture: Constructing Image and Identity. Lexington Books, 2003. ISBN 9780739105214. Chapter "'Living within and between Various Worlds and Identities" by Heather Norris Nicholson, pp. 223-236.
  2. ^ a b Rachel Giese, "Impossible love: An untold story escapes from prison". Daily Xtra, November 14, 2001.
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