About Her

2011 Canadian TV series or program
About Her
Directed byPhyllis Ellis
Narrated byKim Cattrall
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time50 minutes
Original release
Release2011 (2011)

About Her is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Phyllis Ellis and aired in 2011.[1] Narrated by Kim Cattrall, the film profiles a number of women battling the HER2 strain of breast cancer.[2]

A shorter version of the film premiered at Toronto's Breast Fest Film Festival in 2009,[3] before being expanded into a full-length film.[2] The longer film was again screened at Breast Fest, along with a television broadcast on W Network.[1]

The film won the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2012.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Her, a new documentary about breast cancer featuring a Chatelaine blogger". Chatelaine, November 1, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "About Her shows rage, despair, humour of breast cancer patients". Guelph Mercury, September 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "Local woman bares all in film". toronto.com, November 12, 2009.
  4. ^ "“Income Property,” “D-Day” win Canadian Screen Awards". RealScreen, February 27, 2013.
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