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'World Famous Gopher Hole Museum' is a 2015 Canadian short documentary film directed by Chelsea McMullan and Douglas Nayler.[[http://realscreen.com/2015/08/05/tiff-15-al-purdy-omar-khadr-make-canadian-line-up/ "TIFF 15: Al Purdy, Omar Khadr make Canadian line-up"]. 'Realscreen', August 5, 2015.] The film centres on the Torrington Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington, Alberta,[[https://www.thegate.ca/film/033446/15-must-see-documentaries-hot-docs-25th/ "15 Must See Documentaries from the Opening Weekend of Hot Docs 25th Landmark Year"]. 'The Gate', April 16, 2018.] a museum in which stuffed gophers are posed in various anthropomorphic situations.[[https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/buzz-bishop/badlands-tourism-alberta_b_7484534.html "17 Things to Do in the Canadian Badlands"]. 'Huffington Post', June 1, 2015.]
The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[[https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/entertainment/gopher-hole-museum-showcased-in-new-doc-on-cbc-site/ "Gopher Hole Museum showcased in new doc on CBC site"]. 'Red Deer Advocate', May 24, 2016.]
The film was shortlisted for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.[[https://etcanada.com/news/37268/2016-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced"]. 'ET Canada', January 19, 2016.]
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