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'Over My Dead Body' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Brigitte Poupart and released in 2012.[[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4545009-over-my-dead-body-retenir-son-souffle.php "Over My Dead Body: retenir son souffle"]. 'La Presse', February 25, 2012.] The film is a portrait of Dave St-Pierre, a dancer and choreographer from Montreal who is urgently awaiting a lung transplant due to his lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis.[
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The film premiered in February 2012 at the Rendez-vous Qubec Cinma.["Soixante-huit films seront presentes en premire aux RVCQ: 68 films presentes en premire aux RVCQ". Canadian Press, February 8, 2012.]
The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards,["A look at the nominees for the Canadian Screen Awards". Canadian Press, January 15, 2013.] and won the Prix Jutra for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Jutra Awards.["Jutra Awards soiree fails to elicit much drama; Rebelle the big winner while Michel Cote takes home lifetime achievement award". 'Montreal Gazette', March 18, 2013.]
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