Bobbi Jo Hart (née Krals) is an American-Canadian documentary filmmaker based in

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. Hart was born in

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and raised in

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. She is most noted for her films ''

Rebels on Pointe ''Rebels on Pointe'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Bobbi Jo Hart and released in 2017. The film centres on the drag ballet troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. John Doyle"Rebels on Pointe is a sharp story about masculinity ...

'', which won the award for Best Canadian Feature at the

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in 2017 and received a

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nomination for Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series at the

7th Canadian Screen Awards The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.

in 2019, and '' Fanny: The Right to Rock'', which won the Rogers Audience Award at the

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and the award for Best Canadian Film at Inside Out in 2021.Amber Dowling
"Fanny: The Right to Rock nabs Best Canadian Feature at Inside Out"
'' Playback'', June 7, 2021. Her other films have included ''A Calling to Care'' (2001), ''She Got Game'' (2003), ''I Am Not a Rock Star'' (2012) and ''Rise'' (2015).

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