Prey (2019 Canadian film)
| Prey | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Matt Gallagher |
| Produced by | Matt Gallagher Cornelia Principe |
| Cinematography | Matt Gallagher |
| Edited by | Nick Hector |
| Music by | Ohad Benchetrit Justin Small |
Production company | Border City Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Prey is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Matt Gallagher and released in 2019.[1] An examination of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the film centres on Rod McLeod, a man who is suing the church for restitution after having been abused in childhood by priest William Hodgson “Hod” Marshall, and includes testimonial interviews from some of Marshall's other victims.[2]
The film premiered on April 26, 2019 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[1] It won the festival's Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary and the Directors Guild of Canada Jury Prize.[3]
The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "'Prey': A documentary by Windsor director shines a light on sexual abuse by priests". CBC News, April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Docs review: Prey". Now, April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Windsor-based documentary about survivor of clerical abuse wins audience choice award". Windsor Star, May 6, 2019.
- ^ Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.
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