About the film
The Pinco Triangle is a 1999 Canadian documentary film about LGBT life in Sudbury, Ontario. Directed by Patrick Crowe and Tristan R. Whiston, it combines interviews with LGBT residents from the past and present with acted scenes based on the directors' childhood experiences in the city.
Michael "Bitch Diva" Fitzgerald and Lorraine Segato are among the cast appearing in those vignettes. The title joins the pink triangle, an LGBT symbol, with the INCO Triangle, the former employee magazine connected to INCO's mining operations in Sudbury. The film is classified as both a documentary film and an LGBTQ-related film.
It was released on January 1, 1999, is set within a Canadian context, and is in English. Its official site is the Wikipedia page for The Pinco Triangle.
Who it is for
It suits viewers studying LGBT life in Sudbury and documentary audiences interested in community interviews. Students of LGBTQ-related film may also value its combination of testimony and acted childhood scenes.
Worth knowing
- Profiles LGBT life in Sudbury, Ontario
- Includes interviews with past and present residents
- Uses acted childhood vignettes
- Connects its title to local mining history
Before you press play
- Released in 1999
- Available language is English
The short of it
The Pinco Triangle presents LGBT life in Sudbury through interviews and dramatized memories. Its title links an LGBT symbol with the city's INCO mining history.