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'On the Way to the Sea' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Tao Gu and released in 2010.[[https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/entertainment/top-10-short-films-to-be-shown-at-hagen-theatre/ "Top 10 short films to be shown at Hagen theatre"]. 'Comox Valley Record', July 14, 2011.] The film centres on the director's trip to his childhood home in Wenchuan County, China, following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[
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The film was made as Gu's thesis project for the film studies program at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.[Ursula Jugel, [https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2012/02/14/cinema-alumni-share-the-spotlight.html "Cinema alumni share the spotlight"]. Concordia University, February 14, 2012.]
The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[Peter Knegt, [https://www.indiewire.com/2010/08/oh-canada-toronto-fest-announces-homegrown-films-industry-programmes-245149/ "Oh, Canada: Toronto Fest Announces Homegrown Films; Industry Programmes"]. 'IndieWire', August 10, 2010.] It was subsequently named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010.[[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/canadas-top-ten-for-2010/ "Canada's Top Ten for 2010"]. 'Now', December 15, 2010.]
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