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'Collateral Damage' is a 1993 Canadian dramatic short film written and directed by Leonard Farlinger.["Collateral Damage forges strange links". 'Edmonton Journal', February 23, 1994.] The film stars Gary Farmer as Glen, a counter clerk in a diner who is surprised when a news anchor (David Nichols) stops reporting on the Gulf War and begins talking directly to him through the television set.["Global only network to maintain fine tradition of anthology series". 'Ottawa Citizen', August 13, 1994.] The cast also includes Michael Mahonen and Gabrielle Rose as customers of the diner.[
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The film had its theatrical premiere in 1993 at the Montreal World Film Festival,["List of films showing today". 'Montreal Gazette', August 29, 1993.] but was distributed primarily as an episode of the Global Television Network's 'New Producers Series' anthology of short films by emerging Canadian directors.[
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The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994.[[http://playbackonline.ca/1994/11/07/3898-19941107/ "The 1994 Genie nominees"]. 'Playback', November 7, 1994.]
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