''Danny'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Aaron Zeghers and Lewis Bennett and released in 2019. The film is a portrait of Zeghers's uncle Danny Ryder, compiled entirely from VHS footage Ryder recorded of himself in the 1990s during his fatal battle with
leukemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ...
.
[Shaun Lang]
"VIFF: Aaron Zeghers Introduces us to His Late Uncle in DANNY"
''Hollywood North Magazine'', September 17, 2019.
The film received a
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia Film and Television Industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and televi ...
award nomination for
Best Canadian Documentary at the
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2019.
[Adrian Mack]
"Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms"
''The Georgia Straight
''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as ''The Straight'', it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools ...
'', December 13, 2019.
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2019 films
2019 documentary films
Canadian documentary films
Documentary films about cancer
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
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