The Gospel According to the Blues

The Gospel According to the Blues
Directed by	Thom Fitzgerald
Written by	Thom Fitzgerald
Based on	Gideon's Blues by George Boyd
Starring	Jackie Richardson; Richard Chevolleau; Karen Robinson
Music by	Warren Robert
Cinematography	Tom Harting; Becky Parsons
Edited by	Thom Fitzgerald; Susan Shanks
Production; company	Emotion Pictures
Distributed by	Vision TV
Release date	June 1, 2010;
Running time	45 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The Gospel According to the Blues is a Canadian television drama film, directed by Thom Fitzgerald and released in 2010.[1] Adapted from George Boyd's stage play Gideon's Blues, the film stars Jackie Richardson as Momma-Lou Steele, a woman advocating for change in her community after her son Gideon (Richard Chevolleau), a college graduate struggling to find stable employment, becomes drawn into the local illegal drug trade.[2]

The film also stars Karen Robinson as Gideon's wife Cherlene, as well as Cory Bowles, Lucy DeCoutere and John Dunsworth in supporting roles.

The film premiered June 1, 2010 on Vision TV.[1]

Awards

Richardson won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the 26th Gemini Awards,[3] and Robinson was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series.[4]

References

"Halifax filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald examines urban decay in VisionTV drama". Canadian Press, May 10, 2010.
"When a filmmaker falls in love with the blues". The Globe and Mail, June 1, 2010.
"Blades, Degrassi, Pillars take Geminis: The Kennedys, Borgias Tudors, Flashpoint and Call Me Fitz fared well". Toronto Star, September 1, 2011.
"Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods". Toronto Life, August 4, 2011.

External links

The Gospel According to the Blues on IMDb

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[canadianpress-1] "Halifax filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald examines urban decay in VisionTV drama". Canadian Press, May 10, 2010.

[2] "When a filmmaker falls in love with the blues". The Globe and Mail, June 1, 2010.

[3] "Blades, Degrassi, Pillars take Geminis: The Kennedys, Borgias Tudors, Flashpoint and Call Me Fitz fared well". Toronto Star, September 1, 2011.

[4] "Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods". Toronto Life, August 4, 2011.