Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

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Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Directed by Madison Thomas
Written byAndrea Warner
Madison Thomas
Produced byStephen Paniccia
Lisa Meeches
Starring Buffy Sainte-Marie
CinematographyGabriel Levesque
Andy Hourahine
Jon Elliott
Edited byBrina Romanek
Music by Justin Delorme
Production
companies
White Pine Pictures
Eagle Vision
Paquin Entertainment
Distributed byWhite Pine Pictures
Release date
  • September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)(TIFF)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Madison Thomas. [1] The film is a portrait of the life and career of musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie, based in part on Andrea Warner's 2018 biography. [2]

The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022. [1]

The film was honoured with the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2022 Directors Guild of Canada awards. [3]

The film was awarded the 2023 Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction of a Documentary and Best Sound on a Documentary.

In November 2023, the film was awarded an International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Becca Longmire, "‘Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On’ To Premiere At TIFF 2022". ET Canada , August 10, 2022.
  2. Clayton Davis, "Documentary About Indigenous Oscar Winner Buffy Sainte-Marie Begins Production". Variety , September 23, 2021.
  3. Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter , September 23, 2022.
  4. Earl, William (20 November 2023). "International Emmy Awards: Martin Freeman, Amazon's 'La Caída,' Netflix's 'The Empress' Among Top Winners". Variety. Retrieved 20 June 2024.