2020 film by Michèle Stephenson
Stateless is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Michèle Stephenson and released in 2020.[1] The film centres on the crisis of Haitians in the Dominican Republic , many of whom have been left stateless by the Dominican Republic's 2013 decision to strip citizenship from Haitian immigrants and their descendants.[2]
The film premiered on April 15, 2020 at the Tribeca Film Festival .[3] It was subsequently screened as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival , where it won the special jury prize for Canadian documentaries,[4] and at the BlackStar Film Festival , where it won the award for Best Feature Documentary.[5]
It was released for streaming through the National Film Board of Canada 's website.[6]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021,[7] and was a nominee for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[8]
References
^ Pat Mullen, "Michèle Stephenson on ‘Stateless’ and the Battle of Narratives" . Point of View , May 28, 2020.
^ Paloma Pacheco, "Documenting the ‘Stateless’" . The Tyee , June 19, 2020.
^ Jill Goldsmith, "Tribeca Fest 2020 Sets Feature Film Lineup With 95 World Premieres" . Deadline Hollywood , March 3, 2020.
^ Jillian Morgan, "“Prayer for a Lost Mitten,” “Stray” take top prizes at Hot Docs ’20 competition" . RealScreen , May 15, 2020.
^ Etan Vlessing, "BlackStar Film Festival Names 'Miss Juneteenth' Best Narrative Feature" . The Hollywood Reporter , August 27, 2020.
^ Sarah-Tai Black, "‘Stateless’ movie review: Doc explores Haiti, Dominican Republic’s anti-Black history — and present" . Global News , February 23, 2021.
^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations" . ET Canada , March 30, 2021.
^ Kelly Townsend, "All My Puny Sorrows leads film nominees for 2021 DGC Awards" . Playback , September 24, 2021.
External links
Best Feature Documentary Special Jury Prize