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| Jim Loves Jack | |
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| Directed by | David Adkin |
| Starring | Jim Egan Jack Nesbit |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Jim Loves Jack is a Canadian documentary film, released in 1996. [1] Directed by David Adkin, the film is a documentary about Jim Egan and John Norris "Jack" Nesbit, [2] a same-sex couple who were at the centre of the landmark Supreme Court of Canada case Egan v. Canada , which established sexual orientation as a prohibited basis of discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Egan also had a longer history as an activist, having been Canada's first prominent LGBT rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s before retreating into a quieter domestic life with the more publicity-averse Nesbit. [3]
The film had its theatrical premiere in Toronto on January 19, 1996. [1] It was screened at various documentary and LGBT film festivals, and had television broadcasts on VisionTV [1] and Knowledge Network. [2]
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