On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi
On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi | |
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Directed by | Brandon Gross Skyler Gross |
Produced by | Barry Avrich Howie Mandel Brandon Gross Skyler Gross |
Starring | Ruth Blank Roman Blank |
Cinematography | Brandon Gross |
Edited by | Tiffany Beaudin |
Music by | Robi Botos |
Production company | Melbar Entertainment Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Brandon Gross and Skyler Gross and released in 2017.[1] Profiling the filmmakers' grandparents, Holocaust survivors Ruth and Roman Blank, the film depicts their preparation for their 65th wedding anniversary, and focuses on their revelation to the rest of the family that Roman is gay and Ruth has always known this.[2]
The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Awards and nominations[]
- David Camera Award for Best Short Documentary at the 2018 Warsaw [4]
- Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Review: ‘On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi’". Point of View, September 10, 2017.
- ^ "A survivors’ love story, and a game-changing secret". Canadian Jewish News, September 14, 2017.
- ^ "TIFF ’17: On My Way Out screening added". Playback, August 24, 2017.
- ^ "ON MY WAY OUT: THE SECRET LIFE OF NANI AND POPI"
- ^ "“Anthropocene”, “Amazing Race Canada” among Canadian Screen Award nominees". RealScreen, February 8, 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2017 films
- English-language films
- 2017 documentary films
- 2017 LGBT-related films
- Canadian films
- Canadian short documentary films
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- Documentary films about gay men
- Documentary films about LGBT and Judaism
- Jewish Canadian films
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s Canadian film stubs