Prey (2019 Canadian film)
Prey is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Matt Gallagher and released in 2019.[1] An examination of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the film centres on Rod McLeod, a man who is suing the church for restitution after having been abused in childhood by priest William Hodgson “Hod” Marshall, and includes testimonial interviews from some of Marshall's other victims.[2]
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Directed by | Matt Gallagher |
Produced by | Matt Gallagher Cornelia Principe |
Music by | Ohad Benchetrit Justin Small |
Cinematography | Matt Gallagher |
Edited by | Nick Hector |
Production companies | Border City Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The film premiered on April 26, 2019 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[1] It won the festival's Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary and the Directors Guild of Canada Jury Prize.[3]
The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary.[4]
References
- "'Prey': A documentary by Windsor director shines a light on sexual abuse by priests". CBC News, April 15, 2019.
- "Hot Docs review: Prey". Now, April 18, 2019.
- "Windsor-based documentary about survivor of clerical abuse wins audience choice award". Windsor Star, May 6, 2019.
- Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.