Mr. Jane and Finch

Mr. Jane and Finch
Directed byNgardy Conteh George
Written byNgardy Conteh George
Alison Duke
Produced byNgardy Conteh George
Alison Duke
StarringWinston LaRose
CinematographyMark Vallino
Edited bySonia Godding
Music byOrin Isaacs
Production
company
Oya Media Group
Distributed byCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
Release date
  • February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)
Running time
44 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Mr. Jane and Finch is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Ngardy Conteh George.[1] The film is a portrait of Winston LaRose, a longtime community activist in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood whose campaign for a Toronto City Council seat in the 2018 Toronto municipal election was upended by Doug Ford's decision to slash the size of the city council in half mid-campaign.[1]

The film received a preview screening at the Toronto Black Film Festival on February 17, 2019, before having its television premiere on CBC Television on February 22 as an episode of CBC Docs POV.[2]

The film won two Canadian Screen Awards at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Writing in a Documentary Program and the Donald Brittain Award.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b John Doyle, "Mr. Jane and Finch: Portrait of politics as it should be, but isn’t". The Globe and Mail, February 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Pat Mullen, "‘Mr. Jane and Finch’: Portrait of a Community Advocate". Point of View, February 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "'The National' wins four trophies on first night of Canadian Screen Awards". Alaska Highway News, May 25, 2020.


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