The Gospel According to the Blues
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The Gospel According to the Blues is a television drama. It originally aired on Vision TV in Canada. It is based on on the stage play Gideon's Blues by George Elroy Boyd and adapted for screen by Thom Fitzgerald
. The movie stars Jackie Richardson
, Richard Chevolleau
, Karen Robinson, and Cory Bowles
.
Thom Fitzgerald
Thomas "Thom" Fitzgerald is an award winning American-Canadian film director as well live theater director.-Life:Fitzgerald was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents divorced when he was five years old. He moved with his mother and brother, Timothy Jr., to Bergenfield, New Jersey,...
. The movie stars Jackie Richardson
Jackie Richardson
Jackie Richardson is a Canadian singer and actress.She is known for her screen roles in The Gospel According to the Blues, The Doodlebops, and Sins of the Father....
, Richard Chevolleau
Richard Chevolleau
Richard Chevolleau is a Jamaican-Canadian actor. Although born in Kingston, Jamaica he was raised in Toronto.After completing High School he studied the Meisner Technique of acting....
, Karen Robinson, and Cory Bowles
Cory Bowles
Cory Bowles is a Canadian actor and choreographer.Bowles was born in Montreal and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. He is an African Nova Scotian with roots amongst Black Loyalists, Maroons and French Colonies....
.
Awards
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and TelevisionAcademy of Canadian Cinema and TelevisionThe Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals...
Gemini AwardGemini AwardThe Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series (win), Jackie RichardsonJackie RichardsonJackie Richardson is a Canadian singer and actress.She is known for her screen roles in The Gospel According to the Blues, The Doodlebops, and Sins of the Father.... - Academy of Canadian Cinema and TelevisionAcademy of Canadian Cinema and TelevisionThe Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals...
Gemini AwardGemini AwardThe Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series (nom), Karen Robinson