The Actor
- Directed by
- John Paskievich
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary profiles a man in Winnipeg who wanted to be an actor but was limited by racism. Now he works as a portrait photographer.
bittersweetreflectiveintimateobservationalpoignantquietpersonal
What happens
The Actor is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by John Paskievich and released in 1990. The film is a portrait of Ken D'Cruz, a Winnipeg man of Indian heritage whose aspirations to be an actor were dashed by racism, and who is now working as a portrait photographer. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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