It features musical performances and interviews about spoon s troubled childhood, raised by pentecostal parents obsessed with the rapture and an abusive father, as well as spoon s past experiences with gender confusion. My prairie home is as bracingly personal and reflective as the songs of this. They have released nine solo albums spanning folk, indie rock and electronic genres and have toured across canada and internationally. Watch a clip from rae spoons upcoming film, my prairie home. Rae spoon was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 polaris music prize for their work my prairie home, an album of music that spoon composed for a documentary. My prairie home official trailer 2014 rae spoon canadian. In this documentary musical, indie singer rae spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey.
My prairie home explores gender identity, wednesday march 26. Its a musical and a documentary that follows transgender musician rae spoon as they travel back across the canadian prairies where they grew up in a strictly evangelical family troubled by. The canadian film explores raes experience of being transgender. My prairie home director finds a sense of place in rae spoon.
Features song lyrics for rae spoon s my prairie home album. As much as the documentary my prairie home paints an innovative and intriguing portrait of canadian singersongwriter rae spoon, it also conveys a strong sense of the canadian prairies. Director chelsea mcmullan captures canadian trangender folk singer rae spoon. Through voiceover, interviews, music videos, and concert footage, rae shares the story of their exploration of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Set against majestic images of the infinite expanses of the canadian prairies, the film features spoon. The songs play like a follow up to that writing, being about the adult experience of being a survivor. It receives its european premier at the bfi on 26 th march during the llgff now called flare. My prairie home, rae spoon s film and title of their latest album, explores the. The film, titled my prairie home, is a portrait of rae spoon s queer and musical coming of age, set under the canadian prairie s famously big sky. My prairie home is a documentary musical about transgender musician rae spoon and their coming of age journey. The pair developed a friendship that led to the creation of mcmullans latest documentary, my prairie home. Rae spoon is an incredibly talented singer, guitarist, and song writer.
With a voice as big as the prairie sky, transgender musician and author rae spoon has a story like no other. Rae spoon biography and filmography rae spoon movies. From our partners headstrong womens work my hair, my story whats working. Albertaborn, montrealbased transgender singersongwriter rae spoon featured in the documentary my prairie home uses the pronoun they instead of he or she. Albertaborn and montrealbased transgender artist rae spoon who prefers the pronoun they, has gifted us with seven solo albums, three collaborative albums and a book of short stories first spring grass fire over the past decade. Check out my prairie home by rae spoon on amazon music. It took some convincing to get rae to sort of agree to do it more about. My prairie home is a 20 canadian documentary film about transgender singersongwriter rae spoon, directed by chelsea mcmullan. Now making its quebec premiere at the montreal international documentary festival ridm is my prairie home, a documentary.
Rae spoon music doc my prairie home gets sundance spotlight. My prairie home is an album by canadian singersongwriter rae spoon, released in 20. My prairie home is a beautiful sensitive film that complicates gender through a combination of spoon s autobiographical storytelling, her evocative contemplative music, and the alienating lonely prairie landscape. My prairie home director chelsea mcmullan captures canadian trangender folk singer rae spoons music and life story in sensitive detail. My prairie home chronicles rae spoons life cult mtl. Rae spoon in the music documentary or documentary musical my prairie home. In my mind rae spoon was born that day, and everything else was left behind me. A true canadian iconoclast, acclaimed transgender countryelectropop artist rae spoon revisits the stretches of rural alberta that once constituted home and confronts memories of growing up queer in an abusive, evangelical household. Listen free to rae spoon my prairie home amy grant, sunday dress and more. Fancy watching my prairie home on your tv or mobile device at home.
Chelsea mcmullans documentary my prairie home profiles singer rae spoon, a canadian performer who is also transgendered. With the release of my prairie home, the albertaraised, montreal based musician braves a return to both musical and personal roots. Oct 21, 20 i first saw rae spoon perform in montreal at casa del popolo, probably about seven years ago. My prairie home, the documentary musical about indie singer rae spoon, directed by chelsea mcmullan, will have its u. In my mind rae spoon was born that day, and everything else was. It was very difficult to navigate as a nonbinary person. Although spoon has embraced an increasingly electronic sensibility on two previous albums, my prairie home harkens back to the atmospheric country folk that defined the. Rae spoon is a transgender indie musician whose most recent cd is my prairie home, which is also the title of a new national film board of canada documentary about them. Narco cultura to a growing number of mexicans and latinos in the americas, narcotraffickers have become iconic outlaws, glorified by musicians who praise their new. My prairie home, rae spoons film and title of their latest album, explores the. A groundbreaking new documentary about transgender canadian singersongwriter rae spoon is making waves at the 2014 sundance film festival, and weve got. Its this same performance quality that makes my prairie home, a new musical documentary about the singersongwriter from calgary, alberta. Not only did my prairie home land a spot in the sundance film festival feature competition, the documentary s star rae spoon, pictured in a scene from the film also landed a slot in the.
Jan 23, 2014 the film will also be available for download on itunes on the 28th. Musician rae spoon performs their song i want before discussing my prairie home, a musical documentary about their life as a trans icon and indie sensation. Even without knowing the context, the more you think about it, the more spoon s frank observation about how society constructs gender may ring true. In chelsea mcmullans documentarymusical, my prairie home, indie singer rae spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. My prairie home 2014, is a musical documentary directed by chelsea mcmullan, with music composed by rae spoon. Rae s first book, first spring grass fire, was a lambda literary award finalist in 20.
The film title was inspired by rae s latest album that bears the same title. The adjectives that come to mind when i think about how to describe the 20 canadian documentary film about singersongwriter rae spoon are as numerous as they are complimentary. My prairie home official trailer 2014 rae spoon canadian singer documentary alberta singersongwriter rae spoon reflects on gender identity, faith, and the challenges of family through songs. Rae spoon has been open through their writing and the nfb documentary, my prairie home, about growing up with a parent who had a, often untreated, mental illness in an unsafe home and the childhood abuse they experienced. My prairie home is as bracingly personal and reflective. My prairie home, a film about the indie electrofolk artist that recently traversed their home country, drawing significant media attention and acclaim and a canadian screen awards nomination, has its us premiere tonight at sundance, launching what is likely. Were releasing a documentary musical about transgender musician and author rae spoon this fall and we have a wee excerpt to share with you.
Jul 26, 20 were releasing a documentarymusical about transgender musician and author rae spoon this fall and we have a wee excerpt to share with you. The film explores spoon s roots and upbringing, but its also a road movie not to mention a musical. Written and recorded as a soundtrack to the documentary film my prairie home, the album was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 polaris music prize. According to journalist bryen dunn, as a young person, rae used music both. They have been nominated for two polaris prizes, a lambda literary award and a western. My prairie home is a beautiful sensitive film that complicates gender through a combination of spoon s autobiographical storytelling, her evocative contemplative music, and the alienating lonely. Awardwinning filmmaker chelsea mcmullan takes audiences on a poetic journey through landscapes both real and emotional in my prairie home, an intimate portrait of transgender singer rae spoon.
Produced by the national film board, my prairie home centres on the music and life story of transgender country, folk and electropop singersongwriter rae spoon, told through bus trips and small. Aug, 20 rae spoon s new album, my prairie home, doubles as the soundtrack to an upcoming national film board documentary of the same name. Rae spoon is an awardwinning nonbinary musician and author. The film traces spoon s musical and personal evolution, as the musician. In this feature documentary musical by chelsea mcmullan, indie singer rae spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. Gay essential documentaries to watch, my prairie home. My prairie home in chelsea mcmullans documentarymusical, my prairie home, calgaryborn indie singer rae spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. Rae owns and runs an indie record label called coax records that has released fifteen albums by canadian and international artists. My prairie home, documentary about transgender musician. Documentarymusical about indie transgender singer rae. They have been nominated for two polaris prizes, a lambda literary award and a western canadian music award. A beautiful, sometimes haunting, home on the prairies.
The chronicle of rae spoon s attempt to come to terms with a difficult upbringing is contrasted with imaginative musical sequences in my prairie home. The film, titled my prairie home, is a portrait of rae spoons queer and musical coming of age, set under the canadian prairies famously big sky. Jun 09, 2014 my prairie home official trailer 2014 rae spoon canadian singer documentary alberta singersongwriter rae spoon reflects on gender identity, faith, and the challenges of family through songs. Free streaming of rae spoon documentary my prairie home. My prairie home, a film about the indie electrofolk artist that recently traversed their home country, drawing significant media attention and acclaim and a canadian screen awards nomination, has its us premiere tonight at sundance, launching what. Rae spoon is a trans indiefolk singer who was born and raised in alberta, canada. Watch the secret online free 123movies4u 123movies. Now, spoon is on the cover of now magazine, with spoon speaking about their new album and a documentary about their childhood home, both titled my prairie home. One of the more unusual films screening in the world cinema section at sundance is the canadian musical documentary, my prairie home.
Transgender performer rae spoon has developed a following for. In my prairie home, director chelsea mcmullan takes the viewer on the road with spoon, as the transgender canadian musician navigates the. Alberta singersongwriter rae spoon reflects on gender identity, faith, and the challenges of family through songs and stories. The clip below is both an actual sequence from the film and a new song off spoon. My prairie home 20 1080p nf webrip dd5 1 x264 trollhd. Set against majestic images of the infinite expanses of the canadian prairies, spoon sweetly croons us through their queer and musical coming of age. Gender failure by ivan coyote, rae spoon, paperback.
Mar 23, 2014 rosie talks over the phone to canadian singersongwriter rae spoon in montreal, who is the subject of the documentary my prairie home. Just a shorthand description of rae spoon a transgendered countryelectro singersongwriter from the conservative canadian west yields enough seeming contradictions to power a couple of music documentaries, and the angles dont stop there. Rae spoon might be the bestknown transgender person in canada, and they their preferred pronoun is about to go multinational. Rae was the subject and composer of the score for the national film board produced musicaldocumentary my prairie home, which premiered at sundance. Download the connecting the docs my prairie home media release here. Born biologically female, but identifying emotionally and psychologically as male, rae spoon. Spoon has stated that first spring grass fire was written to help them prepare for the production of a national film board of canada documentary about their life and music, my prairie home, directed by chelsea mcmullan. It features musical performances and interviews about spoons troubled childhood, raised by pentecostal parents obsessed with the rapture and an abusive father, as well as spoons past experiences with gender confusion. My prairie home is melodic, poetic, and beautifully complicated bliss. They have released nine solo albums and have toured across canada and internationally. Their seductive death in venice inspired music video for ocean blue was a major highlight from i cant keep all of our secrets, and one of my most listenedto songs of. Director chelsea mcmullans my prairie home is a genreexploding musical documentary with an inspiring subject. In a few days, the nfb musical documentary my prairie home will light up screens in park city. At one point in the musical documentary my prairie home canadian folk singer rae spoon makes the brilliant remark that gender is stupid.
The documentary film my prairie home, written and directed by chelsea mcmullan gives audiences a unique and personal view of this enigmatic folk singer and performer. Electrodazzled folksinger rae spoon was recently examined in the documentary my prairie home, and for those who havent had a chance to watch the film yet, you can now dive right in via an online. Set against majestic images of the infinite expanses of the canadian. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Jan 26, 2014 electrodazzled folksinger rae spoon was recently examined in the documentary my prairie home, and for those who havent had a chance to watch the film yet, you can now dive right in via an online. My prairie home 20 stream and watch online transgender musical artist rae spoon visits stretches of rural alberta to confront memories of an abusive household. Set against majestic images of the infinite expanses of the canadian prairies, the film features spoon crooning about their queer and musical coming of age. My prairie home 20 stream and watch online moviefone.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Neither a concert film nor a conventional biographical doc, this documentary musical occupies a beautiful space in between. For nonbinary musician rae spoon, a cervical cancer. My prairie home, rae spoon s latest album, explores the meaning of home. Telling rae spoons story in music film my prairie home. Their voice, story telling and unassuming yet captivating stage presence hooked me right away. My prairie home at sundanceand in your living room. My prairie home is an unlikely road movie cult mtl. In chelsea mcmullans nfb documentarymusical, my prairie home, indie singer rae spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. My prairie home, rae spoons latest album, explores the meaning of home when it is no longer a place one can return to.
The film traces spoon s musical and personal evolution, as. Canadian indiefolk musician rae spoon is followed on a concert tour via greyhound bus through the prairies where they a selfproclaimed pronoun as he or she are inadequate grew up. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the chelsea mcmullandirected movie via subscription can be. I grew up trans on the prairies, now my storys at sundance.