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'Dispatches from a Field Hospital' is a Canadian documentary television film, directed by Matt Gallagher and released in 2021.[Rachel Morgan, [https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/documentary-takes-rare-emotional-look-at-windsor-covid-19-field-hospital "Documentary takes rare, emotional look at Windsor field hospital"]. 'Windsor Star', March 13, 2021.] The film centres on the launch of a field hospital on the grounds of St. Clair College in Windsor during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, and the extraordinary steps that people would undertake to remain in contact with their loved ones in the facility despite lockdown restrictions.[
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The film premiered March 16, 2021 on TVOntario.[ It also later received an outdoor theatrical screening at Windsor's Riverfront Festival Plaza in August, as part of the Windsor International Film Festival's Under the Stars screening series.][Dalson Chen, [https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsor-covid-19-field-hospital-documentary-gets-local-screening "Windsor COVID-19 field hospital documentary gets local screening"]. 'Windsor Star', August 17, 2021.]
The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for the Donald Brittain Award for best social or political documentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, Sort Of & Scarborough Lead The Pack"]. 'ET Canada', February 15, 2022.]
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