Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
| Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe | |
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| Directed by | Robert McCallum |
| Written by | Robert McCallum Jordan Christopher Morris |
| Produced by | Mark Bishop Aeschylus Poulos |
| Starring | Ernie Coombs |
| Cinematography | John Minh Tran |
| Edited by | Nathan Shields David New |
| Music by | John H. McCarthy |
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| Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by Robert McCallum. The film profiles Ernie Coombs, the children's entertainer who created and starred in the long-running Canadian television series Mr. Dressup, documenting his career and its impact on Canadian culture and entertainment.
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the People's Choice Award for Documentaries. It was also screened at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival, and the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival, and was released to Amazon Prime Video on October 10, 2023. It is the first documentary film to be released through Amazon MGM Studios, a new distributor formed by Amazon Studios following their acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2022.