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Polley was honoured with the short Stories Sarah Tells, produced by her Stories We Tell collaborator Anita Lee. Sarah is a quirky little ditty penned and performed by Ann Marie Fleming that looks at the story of Sarah’s life in Canadian film. The animation by Kevin Langdale unravels the yarn of Polley’s evolution as an artist, taking her flair for storytelling—especially as it pertains to the awkward messiness of love—and showing us why Polley’s is one of the smartest voices this country has to offer. Take a look:
Films for the other recipients—classical violinist Andrew Dawes, Montreal arts patron Jean Pierre Desrosiers, music producer/recording artist Daniel Lanois,
independent filmmaker, Jean Pierre Lefebvre, actress Viola Léger,
and actor Eric Peterson—are all available to stream on nfb.ca and are
available on NFB apps for
smartphones, tablets and connected TV. (Click links to see the other films.)
Congrats to all the winners! More info about the Governor
General’s Performing Arts Awards can be found here. (PS: Stories We Tell is now available to rent/own on DVD/digital download!)