The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter
Appearance
The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter | |
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Produced by | Arthur Ginsberg David Paperny |
Starring | Peter Jepson-Young |
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Distributed by | CBC Direct Cinema Limited |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter is a 1993 Canadian documentary film produced by Arthur Ginsberg.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2][3] The film is based upon the video diary of Peter Jepson-Young, better known as "Dr. Peter", which documented his life as a person with AIDS.
The film was originally broadcast as an episode of the CBC Television documentary series Witness, and was later picked up for broadcast in the United States by HBO.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Peter Birnie, "CBC's Dr. Peter feature wins nomination". Vancouver Sun, February 10, 1994.
- ^ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ "NY Times: The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ Hester Riches, "HBO to broadcast B.C. man's AIDS diaries". Edmonton Journal, June 15, 1993.
External links
[edit]- The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter at IMDb
- Watch The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter on the CBC Player
- The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter at Direct Cinema Limited
Categories:
- 1993 films
- 1993 LGBTQ-related films
- 1993 short documentary films
- Canadian short documentary films
- Documentary films about HIV/AIDS
- Canadian LGBTQ-related television films
- Documentary films about gay men
- Canadian documentary television films
- 1990s English-language films
- HIV/AIDS in Canadian films
- 1990s Canadian films
- Canadian LGBTQ-related short films
- Canadian LGBTQ-related documentary films
- English-language short documentary films
- 1990s Canadian film stubs
- 1990s documentary film stubs
- Canadian documentary film stubs
- LGBTQ-related documentary film stubs
- Documentary television film stubs
- LGBTQ-related television show stubs