Patty vs. Patty
| Patty vs. Patty | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chris Strikes |
| Written by | Chris Strikes |
| Produced by | Maya Annik Bedward Kate Fraser Chris Strikes |
| Starring | Orville Cummings |
| Cinematography | Ashley Iris Gill |
| Edited by | Maria Todorov-Topouzov |
| Music by | Solitair |
Production companies | Callowgrove Entertainment Third Culture Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Patty vs. Patty is a 2022 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Chris Strikes.[1] The film recounts the true story of the "patty wars" of 1985, when restaurants in Toronto which served Jamaican patties had to fight a bureaucratic edict that they could not call their product a "patty", on the grounds that consumers might confuse them with hamburger patties,[2] through a mixture of documentary footage and satirical dramatic reenactments performed by Star Trek: Discovery and Bite of a Mango actor Orville Cummings.[1]
The film premiered February 17, 2022, on CBC Gem and YouTube.[3] It was also later screened at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Awards[edit]
The film was nominated for Best Short Film at the 2022 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[4]
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Michael Sommers, "CBC documentary dramatizes Canada's hilarious, but true war on Jamaican patties". Taste Toronto, March 2022.
- ^ Chris Strikes, "I grew up on beef patties. I was shocked to find out that the Canadian government tried to rename them in 1985". CBC Docs, February 17, 2022.
- ^ Vanessa Caldwell, "The story of Toronto's bizarre 1985 'patty wars': when the government tried to rename the beef patty". CBC Docs, February 17, 2022.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2022.
- ^ Jackson Weaver, "To Kill a Tiger, We're All Gonna Die and BLK emerge as top winners at CSAs' opening night". CBC News, April 11, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Patty vs. Patty at IMDb
- Patty vs. Patty at CBC Short Docs
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