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The Fairy Faith

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The Fairy Faith
Directed byJohn Walker
Written byJohn Walker
Produced byJohn Walker
Kent Martin
Narrated byJohn Walker
CinematographyNigel Markham
John Walker
Edited byAngela Baker
Music byScott MacMillan
Mac Crimmon’s Revenge
Mary Jane Lamond
Production
company
John Walker Productions
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • February 10, 2000 (2000-02-10)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Fairy Faith is a Canadian documentary film, directed by John Walker and released in 2000.[1] The film is an exploration of the history of fairy imagery and folklore.[2]

A shorter television edition of the film premiered on February 10, 2000, as an episode of the CBC Television documentary series Witness,[3] prior to a full 75-minute version premiering at the 2001 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[4]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 21st Genie Awards in 2001.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Movie explores the Fairy Faith". The Midweek Banner, November 23, 2001.
  2. ^ Bonnie Malleck, "Crane men crash yet again; NFB production examines the world's fascination with fairies". Hamilton Spectator, February 10, 2000.
  3. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 2000.
  4. ^ Finbarr O'Reilly, "Documentaries, distilled to their purest essence: Hot Docs is an antidote to formula biographies". National Post, April 30, 2001.
  5. ^ "Maelstrom storms the Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2000.
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