The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter

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The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter
Produced by Arthur Ginsberg
David Paperny
Starring Peter Jepson-Young
Production
company
Distributed by CBC
Direct Cinema Limited
Release date
  • July 1, 1993 (1993-07-01)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter is a 1993 Canadian documentary film produced by Arthur Ginsberg. [1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [2] [3] The film is based upon the video diary of Peter Jepson-Young, better known as "Dr. Peter", which documented his life as a person with AIDS.

The film was originally broadcast as an episode of the CBC Television documentary series Witness , and was later picked up for broadcast in the United States by HBO. [4]

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References

  1. Peter Birnie, "CBC's Dr. Peter feature wins nomination". Vancouver Sun , February 10, 1994.
  2. "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  3. "NY Times: The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
  4. Hester Riches, "HBO to broadcast B.C. man's AIDS diaries". Edmonton Journal , June 15, 1993.