My Left Breast is a 2002

2002 in film

The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

, produced by Pope Productions

Pope Productions

Pope Productions is a St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador based company specializing in feature film, documentary and television formats. Founded in 1998 by Paul Pope, it has grown to be the most well known independent production company in Newfoundland and Labrador.Pope Productions work...

 and directed and filmed by filmmaker Gerry Rogers

Gerry Rogers

Gerry Rogers is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and politician. She began her career with the National Film Board, and left in 1992 to form her own production company, Augusta Productions...

 and her partner Peg Norman

Peg Norman

Peg Norman is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, best known for her role in the film My Left Breast, which documented her partner Gerry Rogers' battle with breast cancer.-Background:...

. The film documents Rogers' experience being diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer

Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...

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The film screened in 2001 at the Dallas OUT TAKES Lesbian and Gay Film Festivall, and received a 2001 Gemini Award

Gemini Award

The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...

 for 'Best History/Biography Documentary Program'. It screened October 12, 2002, at the OutFLIX Tennessee GLBT Film Festival, followed in January 2003 by screening at the Utah Pride Fest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and in April 2003 at the One World Film Festival

One World Film Festival

One World is the biggest human rights film festival in the world, held annually in Prague and other cities of the Czech Republic. Established in 1999 by the Czech NGO People in Need, the presents over 100 documentary films during nine days in Spring from around the world...

 in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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Awards and nominations

• 2001, Won Gemini Award
  Gemini Award
  The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
  
   for 'Best History/Biography Documentary Program'
• 2001, Won 'Audience Award' at Dallas OUT TAKES Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• 2001, Won 'Best Documentary' at Dallas OUT TAKES Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• 2001, Won 'Outstanding Direction' at Dallas OUT TAKES Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• 2001, Won 'Best Canadian Film or Video' at Inside Out Film and Video Festival
  Inside Out Film and Video Festival
  The Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival is an annual film festival in Toronto, Ontario, devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film and video works...
  
  
• 2002, Won Audience Award for 'Best Documentary Film' at Boulder Gay and Lesbian Film Festival