Fast Horse

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Fast Horse
Directed byAlexandra Lazarowich
Distributed byHandful of Films
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
Running time
13
CountryCanada
LanguagesSiksika, English

Fast Horse is a 2018 documentary film by Alexandra Lazarowich. It won the Special Jury Award at Sundance, [1] and the Best Documentary Work Short Format Award at the 2018 ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival. [2] It also received three Golden Sheaf Awards at the 2019 Yorkton Film Festival. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "FAST HORSE - ALEXANDRA LAZAROWICH (2018)". Filmshort. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. "2018: Festival Winners — imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival". 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. "NSI grad win 2019 Yorkton Golden Sheaf Awards". National Screen Institute. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. "2019 Winners & Nominees". Yorkton Film Festival. Yorkton, Canada. 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.