Tramps!
{{Short description|2022 Canadian documentary film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Tramps!
| image =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Kevin Hegge
| producer = Kevin Hegge
Brian Robertson
| writer = Kevin Hegge
| starring =
| music = Kat Duma
Verity Susman
Matthew Simms
| cinematography = Jack Reynolds
| editing = Neil Cavalier
| studio = Low End
| distributor = Bohemia Media
Game Theory Films
| runtime = 104 minutes
| released = {{film date|2022|3|26|BFI Flare}}
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Tramps! is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kevin Hegge and released in 2022.Rachel Ho, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/tramps_documentary_film_review-directed_by_kevin_hegge "'TRAMPS!' Celebrates and Mourns London's New Romantic Movement"]. Exclaim!, May 31, 2022. The film is a portrait of the New Romantic scene, including Duggie Fields and Judy Blame, that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s.Cath Clarke, [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/07/tramps-review-the-new-romantic-story-of-freaks-blitz-kids-and-a-typhoon-of-death "Tramps! review – the New Romantic story of freaks, Blitz kids and a ‘typhoon of death’"]. The Guardian, December 7, 2023.
Release
The film premiered as the closing gala film at BFI Flare in 2022,Naman Ramachandran, [https://variety.com/2022/film/news/bfi-flare-2022-opening-closing-films-1235178619/ "Sundance Winner ‘Girl Picture,’ ‘Tramps!’ to Bookend In-Person BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – Global Bulletin"]. Variety, February 11, 2022. and had its Canadian premiere at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival.
Reception
Kat Duma, Verity Susman and Matthew Simms received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Music in a Documentary at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[https://www.northernstars.ca/blackberry-leads-csa-nominations/ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations"]. Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
In 2024, Nadine Whitney of InSession Film said "(B+) It’s a little misty eyed for her and her nostalgia for a seemingly golden period. Austerity is back and life is elsewhere again...Tramps! reminds the audience that there are those who will never Fade to Grey."{{cite web |last1=Whitney |first1=Nadine |title=Movie Review: 'Tramps!' Tells the Story of Living Fearlessly |url=https://insessionfilm.com/movie-review-tramps/ |website=InSession Film |access-date=22 September 2024 |date=24 June 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|16391564}}
Category:2022 documentary films
Category:2022 LGBTQ-related films
Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related documentary films
Category:Canadian musical documentary films
Category:English-language Canadian films
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