''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

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. John Doyle
"Rebels on Pointe is a sharp story about masculinity and femininity"
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'', February 16, 2018. The film premiered at the Roze Filmdagen festival in March 2017. It was screened at several other film festivals before being broadcast by the

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in 2018. The film won the award for Best Canadian Feature at the

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in 2017. It received a

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

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in 2019."2019 Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Documentary"
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'', February 7, 2019.

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* 2017 films 2017 LGBT-related films Documentary films about ballet Drag (entertainment)-related documentary films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films Canadian LGBT-related documentary films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub