''There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace'' is a 2020 Canadian documentary film, directed by Lulu Wei.Norman Wilner
"Norman Wilner’s top 10 must-see films at Hot Docs 2020"
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'', May 25, 2020. The film profiles the issue of

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Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

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through the history, demolition and redevelopment of the historic

Honest Ed's Honest Ed's was a landmark discount store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was named for its proprietor, Ed Mirvish, who opened the store in 1948 and oversaw its operations for almost 60 years until his death in 2007. The store continued to operat ...

department store and its effects on the larger

Mirvish Village Palmerston-Little Italy is a neighbourhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its boundaries, according to the City of Toronto, are by Bathurst Street to the east, Bloor Street to the north, Dovercourt Road to the west and College Street to th ...

neighbourhood. Stories woven through the film include those of Wei and her partner as they navigate the process of looking for a new place to live after being "renovicted" from their current Mirvish Village apartment; Itah Sadu, the owner of the city's

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specialty bookstore A Different Booklist, as she lobbies to secure a space for her store in the new development; an artist and gallery owner who takes the loss of his existing location as an opportunity to retire from the business rather than attempting to relocate; and the efforts of anti-poverty activists and city councillor

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to secure a larger

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component in the new development.Gabrielle Mulholland
"Honest Ed's Doc 'There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace' Reveals a Tear in Toronto's Cultural Fabric"
''

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'', October 9, 2020. The film premiered as part of the 2020

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and June ...

. Due to the

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, it was not screened theatrically, but premiered as part of the festival's online streaming component. An abbreviated edition of the film was broadcast by

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as an episode of ''

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'' in October 2020.

Awards

On June 8, the film was named as one of five recipients of the Rogers Audience Award at Hot Docs, alongside the films ''

The Walrus and the Whistleblower ''The Walrus and the Whistleblower'' is a 2020 Canadian documentary film directed by Nathalie Bibeau.John Law"CBC premiere Thursday for documentary on Marineland, Demers conflict" '' St. Catharines Standard'', May 24, 2020. The film profiles Phil ...

'', ''

9/11 Kids ''9/11 Kids'' is a 2020 Canadian documentary film, directed by Elizabeth St. Philip. The film profiles the ongoing effects of the September 11 attacks on the United States through the stories of the now young adults who were in the classroom where ...

'', ''

First We Eat ''First We Eat'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Suzanne Crocker and released in 2020. The film documents the attempts of Crocker and her family, after a landslide temporarily blocked highway access to their hometown of Dawson City, ...

'' and ''

The Forbidden Reel ''The Forbidden Reel'' is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Ariel Nasr. The film profiles the cinema of Afghanistan through a history of the Afghan Film Organization. The film premiered in 2019 at the International Documentary Film ...

''. Although it was not the overall winner of the audience balloting, in light of the pandemic situation and its ongoing effects on film distribution, the award committee opted to split the award among all of the top five Canadian films. Wei received two

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nominations in television categories at the

9th Canadian Screen Awards The 9th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held in the week of May 17 to 20, 2021, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020.Barry Hertz, "How one Canadian arts institution is rebuilding amid the p ...

in 2021, for Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series and Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series.Brent Furdyk
"Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"
''

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'', March 30, 2021.

References

External links

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