A Kind of Family
A Kind of Family
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A Kind of Family is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Andrew Koster and released in 1992.[1] The film centres on Glen Murray, at the time a Winnipeg City Councillor and one of Canada's first openly gay politicians, and Mike, a gay, HIV-positive street kid whom Murray took in as a foster parent.[2]
The film received limited theatrical distribution before being broadcast by CBC Television as part of the Witness documentary series.[3] It received a Genie Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 13th Genie Awards.[4]
References[edit]
^ "NFB movie on gay father who adopted troubled street kid is moving, honest". Ottawa Citizen, May 24, 1992.
^ "Drugs, AIDS, street life make a remarkable family". Vancouver Sun, May 5, 1992.
^ "A Kind of Family you won't see every day". Montreal Gazette, July 5, 1992.
^ "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, November 20, 1992.
External links[edit]
A Kind of Family on IMDb
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Categories:
- 1992 films
- Canadian films
- Canadian short documentary films
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- Documentary films about gay men
- Documentary films about male prostitution
- Documentary films about adoption
- Documentary films about street children
- Documentary films about HIV/AIDS
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- Films shot in Winnipeg
- 1990s LGBT-related films
- LGBT-related short films
- 1990s Canadian film stubs
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