Patty vs. Patty is a 2022 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Chris Strikes.Michael Sommers, "CBC documentary dramatizes Canada's hilarious, but true war on Jamaican patties". Taste Toronto, March 2022. The film recounts the true story of the "patty wars" of 1985, when restaurants in Toronto which served Jamaican patties had to fight a bureaucratic edict that they could not call their product a "patty", on the grounds that consumers might confuse them with hamburger patties,Chris Strikes, "I grew up on beef patties. I was shocked to find out that the Canadian government tried to rename them in 1985". CBC Docs, February 17, 2022. through a mixture of documentary footage and satirical dramatic reenactments performed by actor Orville Cummings.
The film premiered February 17, 2022, on CBC Gem and YouTube.Vanessa Caldwell, "The story of Toronto's bizarre 1985 'patty wars': when the government tried to rename the beef patty". CBC Docs, February 17, 2022. It was also later screened at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Awards The film was nominated for Best Short Film at the 2022 Directors Guild of Canada awards.Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2022.
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.Jackson Weaver, "To Kill a Tiger, We're All Gonna Die and BLK emerge as top winners at CSAs' opening night". CBC News, April 11, 2023.
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Patty vs. Patty at CBC Short Docs