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Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Broadcast Doc Canadian Screen Awards Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 29, 2026
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Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story wins five Canadian Screen Awards including Best Director and Best Writing for Alison Duke.

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Reggae singer Sister Nancy performs behind a microphone in a recording studo. Her eyes are cosed as she sings wiith emotion. The background of the studio is a golden orange colour.

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary Nominations

by Pat Mullen
March 25, 2026
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Canadian Screen Awards nominations for documentary see Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story lead the field with eight, while Spare My Bones, Coyote! tops the film categories.

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With purse strings tightening in Canada, must film With purse strings tightening in Canada, must filmmakers look south or to Medici-style patrons to fund their docs? @adambenzine looks at the Canadian situation in the first of our three-part survey in the state of documentary. 📖 issue 125 🔗 povmagazine.com 📷 Speechless/ Elad Winkler #documentary #filmmaking #cdnfilm #film #money
WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration of trans boyhood and conversations about mental health. ✨️ We chatted with directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos ahead of the film's Canadian premiere at @insideoutfestival. 📽 in-theatre: May 30; also online 🔗 link in bio #whatwillibecome #Documentary #film #InsideOut #mentalhealth
@insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great li @insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great line up of docs including #Antidiva, which screens May 23. 🔗 Get the full rundown of doc highlights at the fest at POV as #InsideOut runs today through May 31. 🌈 #film #festivals #Toronto
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An archival image of rocker Carole Pope seated in a backwards folding chair. She is wearing a black leather jumpsuit and boots. This is a cover for POV issue #125 with the letters POV in bright pink and the subtitle The Antidiva in yellow.

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Issue 125: Spring/Summer 2026

Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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