I Know a Place (film)

I Know a Place
Directed byRoy Mitchell
Produced byJane Farrow
StarringBob Goderre
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

I Know a Place is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Roy Mitchell and released in 1999.[1] A reflection on gay life in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the film profiles Bob Goderre, a retired steelworker who hosted regular parties for gay residents of the region in his home in the 1960s and 1970s.[2]

The film has often been analyzed alongside The Pinco Triangle, a documentary film about LGBT life in Sudbury which was released in the same year.[1][3]

The film premiered at the 1999 Inside Out Film and Video Festival,[4] where it was the winner of the award for Best Documentary Film. In 2000, it was screened at Toronto's Cinecycle theatre as part of The Best of Everything, a program of Mitchell's short films that also included Christian Porn, Delta Dawn and Proud Drivers of Canada.[5]

In 2006, it received its first-ever screening in Sault Ste. Marie, at an Algoma University College event called Queer Voices from the North.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Gordon Bowness, "Steelworkers, miners & faggots. Oh my". Daily Xtra, May 19, 1999.
  2. ^ Katherine Monk, "Fest builds on success". Vancouver Sun, August 13, 1999.
  3. ^ Waugh, Thomas, Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. Carleton University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0773530690. pp. 117-122.
  4. ^ Susan Walker, "Gay and lesbian fest shows how far they've come; Films and filmmakers of Inside Out are gaining acceptance, at least here". Toronto Star, May 14, 1999.
  5. ^ Peter Goddard, "Director outs small-city life". Toronto Star, December 15, 2000.
  6. ^ Brian Kelly, "Roy Mitchell knew a place -- no closets at Wellington Street East digs". Sault Star, March 10, 2006.


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