| Skies Are Not Just Blue | |
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| Directed by | Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay |
| Written by | Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay |
| Starring | Yara Monib Tariq A. |
| Cinematography | Laurence Blais |
| Edited by | Mélina Lemaire |
| Music by | Émile Poulin |
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| Distributed by | Spira |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Arabic Persian |
Skies Are Not Just Blue is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay and released in 2018. [1] The film profiles four young Muslim Canadians who identify as LGBTQ, and depicts how they navigate holding dual identities that are commonly perceived to be in irreconcilable conflict. [2]
The film premiered at the 2018 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Student Film award. [3] It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where Cosse-Tremblay won the award for Emerging Canadian Artist. [4] The film was also entered into the Iris Prize competition in 2019. [5]
