Out of the Fire (2000 film)

Out of the Fire
Directed by	Shelley Saywell
Produced by	Shelley Saywell
Starring	Faye Schulman
Edited by	Deborah Palloway
Music by	Brian Wall
Production company	Bishari Productions
Release date	April 27, 2000 (2000-04-27)
Running time	56 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Out of the Fire is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shelley Saywell and released in 2000. ^[1] The film is a portrait of Faye Schulman, a photographer who was one of the most important documentarians of Jewish resistance to the Holocaust, and who later emigrated to Canada following the end of World War II. ^[2]

The film was broadcast by WTN in April 2000, ^[1] and was later exhibited theatrically at some Jewish and documentary film festivals.

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
Gemini Awards	2000	Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series	Shelley Saywell	Nominated	[3]
		Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series	Deborah Palloway	Nominated
		Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series	Paul Durand, Elma Bello, Eric Apps, Peter Sawade, Dino Pigat, Marina Adam	Nominated
		Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series	Brian Wall	Nominated
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival	2001	Best Canadian Feature Documentary	Shelley Saywell	Runner-up	[4]
Yorkton Film Festival		Golden Sheaf Award of Excellence		Won	[2]
		Best Direction in a Documentary		Won
		Best History Documentary		Won
		Best Music in a Documentary	Brian Wall	Won

References

1. John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail , April 22, 2000.
2. Christopher L. Istace, "`Out of the Fire' takes top honours: Documentary earns four trophies at 2001 Golden Sheaf Awards". Regina Leader-Post , May 28, 2001.
3. "Complete list of Gemini nominees". Toronto Star , September 20, 2000.
4. Brenda Bouw, "My Left Breast wins gold award at Hot Docs festival". National Post , May 8, 2001.

External links

• Out of the Fire at IMDb