King Arthur's Night

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King Arthur's Night
Directed byJohn Bolton
Produced byJohn Bolton
Veda Hille
James Long
Joan McNeil
Niall McNeil
Virginia Prasad
Marcus Youssef
StarringNiall McNeil
Marcus Youssef
Veda Hille
Cinematography Vince Arvidson
Edited byBrendan Woollard
Music byVeda Hille
Production
company
Opus 59 Films
Distributed by Levelfilm
AMI-tv
Release date
  • May 7, 2025 (2025-05-07)(DOXA)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

King Arthur's Night is a Canadian documentary film, directed by John Bolton and released in 2025. [1] The film documents the production and staging of King Arthur's Night, a stage musical about the legend of King Arthur created by Marcus Youssef and Niall McNeil to highlight actors with Down syndrome.

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Production

The original theatrical production premiered at the Luminato arts festival in Toronto in 2017, [2] before being staged at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa two weeks later, [3] and at Vancouver's Neworld Theatre in 2018. [4]

Bolton's film was first announced in 2022. [5]

Distribution

The film premiered on May 7, 2025, at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, [6] before being distributed as a television broadcast by AMI-tv on June 27. [7]

Awards

The film received a nomination for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2025 Directors Guild of Canada awards. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Nidhil Vohra, "King Arthur’s Night Review: An Inclusive Peek Behind the Curtain". Point of View , June 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ Marsha Lederman, "Actors with Down syndrome take spotlight in King Arthur's Night". The Globe and Mail , June 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ Olivia Blackmore, "With King Arthur's Night, Down Syndrome Research Foundation actors take to NAC stage". Ottawa Sun , June 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Kathleen Oliver, "Enchanting images, sounds, and words wash over you in King Arthur’s Night". The Georgia Straight , February 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Angelica Babiera, "AMI commissions John Bolton’s documentary King Arthur’s Night". Playback , October 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ Dana Gee, "5 features to watch at this year's DOXA documentary film festival". Vancouver Sun , April 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ Greg David, "Think: “The Green Knight” meets “Crip Camp,” but with songs. King Arthur’s Night to debut June 27 on AMI-tv and streaming on demand, for free, on AMI+". TV, eh?, June 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils film, doc nominees; Discovery Award short list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 22, 2025.
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