Protector
2018, 19 minutes
Genre
documentary   short (less than 45 min)  
Keywords/theme
Canada   education   family   identity   memory   mental health   trans identity  
Media type
film/video  
Country of origin

Canada

Technical specs

Colour

Languages

English/English

Content Warnings
Unreviewed
Images
A young person with short orange hair is shirtless and in gray shorts holding onto a metal bar with their arms above their head. They are on dirt with bushes in the background. There is yellow text at the bottom that reads "of- that it was put in place for a reason."

A young person with short orange hair is shirtless and in gray shorts holding onto a metal bar with their arms above their head. They are on dirt with bushes in the background. There is yellow text at the bottom that reads "of- that it was put in place for a reason."

Description

Protector is the first in a series of short documentaries that explores Osborne's relationship with their uncle/godfather and his experiences with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), institutionalization, and working in Mental Health."Protector" attempts to portray a person living with DID in an authentic and multi-faceted way. This documentary was funded by the Ontario Arts Council.

Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. “Protector (2018).” Accessed August 4, 2023. https://collections.cfmdc.org/titles/4667.

Cast & Crew
Crew
Distribution
Trailer
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Distributors
Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC)

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