Judy Versus Capitalism

Judy Versus Capitalism
Directed byMike Hoolboom
Produced byMike Hoolboom
StarringJudy Rebick
CinematographyMike Hoolboom
Edited byMike Hoolboom
Release date
  • January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24) (IFFR)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Trailer for Judy Versus Capitalism

Judy Versus Capitalism is a 2020 Canadian documentary film, directed by Mike Hoolboom.[1] The film is an experimentally structured documentary portrait of the life of influential Canadian activist Judy Rebick, based in part on her memoir Heroes in My Head.[2]

The film premiered in January 2020 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and had its Canadian premiere in May 2020 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[1]

It was screened at the 2020 Festival du nouveau cinéma in October, winning the Grand Prix in the national competition.[3] In December, it was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2020.[4]

  1. ^ a b Matthew Hays, "Judy! Judy! Judy!: Two Canadian institutions collide in Mike Hoolboom’s heartfelt Judy Rebick doc ‘Judy Versus Capitalism’". Point of View, May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Norman Wilner, "A documentary about activist Judy Rebick reframes mental health". Now, October 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Amélie Revert, "«Atlantis», «Sin La Habana» et «Judy vs Capitalism» au palmarès du FNC". Métro, October 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020" Archived 2021-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.