Debonair Dancers

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Debonair Dancers
Produced by Alison Nigh-Strelich
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Distributed by Filmakers Library
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  • 1986 (1986)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Debonair Dancers is a 1986 short Canadian documentary film produced by Alison Nigh-Strelich. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  2. "NY Times: Debonair Dancers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2008.