Nancy Nicol Films
NEW RELEASE
A COLLECTION OF FOUR FILMS ON LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENT HISTORY IN CANADA
From Criminality To Equality
40 years of lesbian and gay movement history in Canada.
Directed & produced by Nancy Nicol
One of the greatest challenges for independent film makers is 'getting the work out there', connecting the work to audiences. ~Night at the Indies~ and Collective Director Gurbeen Bhasin bring enthusiasm, knowledge and dedication to socially relevant documentary and community building. Thanks for all the great work on launching my film series "From Criminality to Equality."
~ Nancy Nicol, Director
This award winning series brings to life a moving legacy, combining rarely seen archival footage with diverse voices of the movement from across Canada, and bonus features including study guide and interview with Nancy Nicol. The series includes:
- Stand Together (2002, 124 min.)
- the Queer Nineties (2009, 91 min.)
- Politics of the Heart (2005, 68 min.)
- The End of Second Class (2009, 91 min.)
Stand Together
2002 Intervention Video Inc. (124 min., DVD)
Stand Together is a documentary on the lesbian and gay liberation movement in Canada between 1967 and 1987 focusing on the human rights amendment campaign in Ontario. It draws together a rich body of documents, images and rarely seen archival footage with dramatizations and interviews, to bring to life a moving legacy.
The Queer Nineties
2009 Intervention Video Inc. (91 min., DVD)
There was something queer about the 1990s.
At the beginning of the 1990s lesbians and gays had no recognition of their relationships in law and the Canadian government had still not included non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the Federal Human Rights Act. By the end of the decade, lesbians and gays had won relationship recognition and adoption rights in most jurisdictions in Canada. From the defeat of same-sex relationships recognition in Ontario (1994); to the Surrey School Board ban of three children’s books which depicted same-sex parents in B.C. (1997); from the role of ethno-diverse communities and labour within the LGBT movement; to the litigants and lawyers at the forefront of key Charter rights cases (Egan, M. v H., Rosenberg, Chamberlain v the Surrey School Board and Hislop v the Queen) - “the Queer Nineties” takes a look at an amazing decade in the struggle for lesbian and gay equality in Canada.
Politics of the Heart
2005 Intervention Video Inc. (68 min., DVD)
Politics of the Heart / La politique du coeur (available in French and English versions) is a moving portrait of lesbian and gay families who re-shaped the cultural and political landscape of Quebec by fighting for recognition of their relationships, families and homoparental rights.
The End of Second Class
2006 Intervention Video Inc. (90 min., DVD)
The End of Second Class is a powerful documentary that traces the debate on same sex marriage in Canada up to the passage of equal marriage legislation on July 20, 2005.
Other Films By Nancy Nicol
One Summer in New Paltz, A Cautionary Tale
2008 Intervention Video Inc. (54 min., DVD)
Set against a backdrop of the Bush administration's policy of endless war and assault on civil liberties, One Summer in New Paltz is a cautionary tale of a young mayor of a small village who decided to do the unthinkable.
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Nancy Nicol
Nancy Nicol is a professor in the Visual Arts Department at York University, where she has taught since 1989. Between 1979 and 2009 she has created over thirty films and has exhibited widely in national and international festivals, conferences and community based organizations. Begun In 1999,"From Criminality to Equality" includes the films: Stand Together, the Queer Nineties, Politics of the Heart and The End of Second Class. Her work on lesbian and gay history also includes a number of shorts: Pride and Resistance, and Proud Lives. This body of work has received a number of honours including: the Elle Flanders Award for Best Documentary, Inside Out, Toronto, 2007 and 2006; Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Female Director in the shorts category, Inside Out, 2007; the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary, Image + Nation, Montréal, 2006; the Audience Choice Award, Making Scenes, Ottawa, 2002 and the John Bailey Completion Award, Inside Out, 2002.
In 2008, Nancy completed One Summer in New Paltz, A Cautionary Tale, (54 minutes) which investigates the civil disobedience same-sex marriage movement in the U.S.A during 2004. It was short-listed for the Derek Oyston CHE Film Prize, at the 23rd London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, London, UK, in 2008, an honour that celebrates films which contribute to the struggle for lesbian and gay rights. Nancy's recent scholarly publications include: "Politics of the Heart: recognition of homoparental families", in Who's Your Daddy? and other writings on queer parenting, ed. Rachel Epstein, Sumac Press, March, 2009; "Legal Struggles and Political Resistance: Same-Sex Marriage in Canada and the U.S". co-written with Miriam Smith, Sexualities, Sage Publications, December 2008, Vol 11, Issue 6, 667-687; and "Politics of the Heart: recognition of homoparental families", Florida Philosophical Review: Journal of the Florida Philosophical Association, University of Central Florida Department of Philosophy, Vol 8, issue 1, summer 2008. Nancy is currently writing a book on the history of lesbian and gay rights in Canada from 1995- 2005 to be published by University of Toronto Press, and completing a documentary on the "Dykes Planning Tykes" program offered through the Queer Parenting Network, Sherbourne Health Centre, Toronto.
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| The Queer Nineties. 2009 Intervention Video Inc. (91 min., DVD) | ||
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| Politics of the Heart. 2005 Intervention Video Inc. (68 min., DVD) | ||
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| The End of Second Class. 2006 Intervention Video Inc. (90 min., DVD) | ||
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| One Summer in New Paltz, A Cautionary Tale. 2008 Intervention Video Inc. (54 min., DVD) |
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