Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor

Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor is a 2021 Canadian drama film, directed by Shelley Thompson.^[1] The film stars Maya Henry as Dawn MacGinnis, a young transgender woman from Nova Scotia who returns home for her mother's funeral, and tries to rebuild her relationship with her estranged father John Andrew (Robb Wells) through working together to restore John Andrew's old broken-down tractor.

Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor
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Directed by	Shelley Thompson
Written by	Shelley Thompson
Produced by	Terry Greenlaw Shelley Thompson
Starring	Maya Henry Robb Wells Amy Groening Reid Price
Cinematography	Kevin A. Fraser Frank Adam Novak
Edited by	Amy Mielke
Music by	Scott Macmillan
Production companies	Picture Plant Rusty Tractor
Release date	May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27) (Inside Out)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film's cast also includes Amy Groening, Reid Price, Richie Wilcox, Francine Deschepper and Taylor Olson.

The film was shot in various locations in Nova Scotia, including Windsor, Chester, Halifax and Antigonish, in 2020.^[2]

The film premiered on May 27, 2021, at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival.^[3]

It received five nominations for the Screen Nova Scotia awards in 2022, including Best Feature Film, WIFT Best Nova Scotia Director (Thompson) and ACTRA Award Outstanding Performance nominations for Francine Deschepper, Reid Price and Robb Wells.^[4]