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'Johnny Greyeyes' is a 2000 Canadian drama film, directed by Jorge Manzano.[Mary Jane Miller, 'Screening Culture: Constructing Image and Identity'. Lexington Books, 2003. . Chapter "'Living within and between Various Worlds and Identities" by Heather Norris Nicholson, pp. 223-236.] The film was originally planned as a documentary about indigenous women in prison, but was rewritten as a scripted drama based on the personal testimonies of women who had been interviewed.[
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The film stars Gail Maurice as Johnny Greyeyes, a First Nations woman who falls in love with another woman (Columpa Bobb) in prison.[Rachel Giese, [https://www.dailyxtra.com/impossible-love-45859 "Impossible love: An untold story escapes from prison"]. 'Daily Xtra', November 14, 2001.] Its cast also includes Georgina Lightning, Jonathan Fisher, Gloria May Eshkibok, Tamara Podemski and Shirley Cheechoo.
The film premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.[ It was subsequently screened at the 2000 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Film.][
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