My Dinner with Weegee is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Donigan Cumming and released in 2001.Mike Hoolboom, "Donigan Cumming: Reality and Motive in the Documentary" in Practical Dreamers: Conversations with Movie Artists. Coach House Books, 2004. . pp. 112-126. The film is a portrait of Marty Corbin, an elderly man isolated by poor health who recounts stories from his younger days as a labour organizer and peace activist, including his social interactions with notable figures including activists David Dellinger, Daniel Berrigan, Philip Berrigan and Bayard Rustin, photographer Weegee, and writer James Agee.Peter Goddard, "Snow falling on cinema". Toronto Star, March 8, 2002.
The film won the award for best short or medium-length film from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma in 2002,"L'AQCC couronne Mariages et Mulholland Drive". Le Devoir, January 31, 2002. and was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002.Agnes Poirier, "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced". Screen Daily, January 24, 2002.
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