The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter

1993 film

  • July 1, 1993 (1993-07-01)
Running time
45 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter is a 1993 Canadian documentary film produced by Arthur Ginsberg.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2][3] The film is based upon the video diary of Peter Jepson-Young, better known as "Dr. Peter", which documented his life as a person with AIDS.

The film was originally broadcast as an episode of the CBC Television documentary series Witness, and was later picked up for broadcast in the United States by HBO.[4]

References

  1. ^ Peter Birnie, "CBC's Dr. Peter feature wins nomination". Vancouver Sun, February 10, 1994.
  2. ^ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "NY Times: The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
  4. ^ Hester Riches, "HBO to broadcast B.C. man's AIDS diaries". Edmonton Journal, June 15, 1993.

External links

  • The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Watch The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter on the CBC Player
  • The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter at Direct Cinema Limited


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