Congratulations to Allan Stratton

The film, Life Above All, has been entered by South Africa as its official entry for the 2011 Academy Awards. The film is based on Chanda’s Secrets, the novel by Allan Stratton who will be attending the 2010 THIN AIR festival and taking part in the SCHOOL PROGRAM where he will be speaking at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People on Tuesday, September 21 (at 10:00 – 11:15 am, and 1:00 – 2:15 pm) and on Wednesday, September 22 (10:00 – 11:15 am). There he will be discussing his latest novel, Borderline, which looks at friendship in the face of racial profiling.

For more information about the film nomination check out http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tiff/story/2010/09/10/tiff-life-above-all-oscars-toronto.html

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