The Home for Blind Women
1995 Canadian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Home for Blind Women is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by Sandra Kybartas and released in 1995.[1] Based on a true story, the film is a mockumentary which stars Helen Carscallen and Susan Kottmann as two elderly women living in a group home for blind women, but exploring the building's more lurid history as a bordello.[2]
| The Home for Blind Women | |
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| Directed by | Sandra Kybartas |
| Written by | Barbara Nichol |
| Produced by | Ronald Gilbert Christina Jennings Sandra Kybartas |
| Starring | Helen Carscallen Susan Kottmann |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Freeman |
| Edited by | Miume Jan |
| Music by | David Krystal |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film's screenplay was written by Barbara Nichol.[2]
The film premiered at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival in September 1995.
The film won the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 17th Genie Awards.[3] At the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1996, the film won the Gold Spire Award for Best Film Under 15 Minutes.[4]
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