The Calgary Underground Film Festival
Delta Dawn
Canada, 2024: 26 minutes
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2024
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Shorts Package: Documentary Shorts
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Nov
24
1:30 PM
: 97 minutes
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A look at the early life and career of Indigenous wrestling sensation Dawn Murphy aka “Princess Delta Dawn” who rose to fame in the 1980s and early 1990s. After competing in the pro wrestling circuit in Canada, Dawn achieved international success at the age of 17 and became the first Indigenous woman and the first Canadian woman to compete in Japan.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Vancouver International Film Festival 2024
details
Documentary / Sport / Women Director
English26 minutes
credits
Director
Asia Youngman
Executive Producers
Asia Youngman
Mike Johnston
Producer
Mike Johnston
Screenwriter
Asia Youngman
Cinematographers
Ben Cox
Kaayla Whachell
Cast
Alyssa Scott
Dawn Murphy
Music
Justin Delorme
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awards
WINNER: Audience Award, Best Documentary Short