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'Regarding Sarah' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Michelle Porter and released in 2006.["Regarding Sarah up for Genie Award". 'Langley Times', February 15, 2008.] The film stars Gina Stockdale as Sarah, an elderly woman in the early stages of dementia who begins obsessively filming her daily life so that she will not forget it.[Glen Schaefer, "Short-filmmaking a springboard to success; Genie-nominated drama Regarding Sarah got writer-director duo noticed". 'The Province', February 10, 2008.]
The cast also includes Joy Coghill, Stephen E. Miller and Tom McBeath.
The film was inspired in part by Porter's father's own failing health in his final years of life.[ It was shot in 2005,][ and premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2006.
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The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 28th Genie Awards in 2008.[Maria Kubacki, "Eastern and Devil lead with most nominations; Subjects range from mob to Alzheimer's". 'The Province', January 29, 2008.] It was subsequently broadcast by CBC Television on the 'Canadian Reflections' series in 2008.[Henrietta Walmark, "Tonight's Picks". 'The Globe and Mail', March 28, 2008.]
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