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Hunting Pignut
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'Hunting Pignut' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Martine Blue and released in 2016.[https://www.straight.com/movies/834431/whistler-film-festival-2016-hunting-pignut "Whistler Film Festival 2016: Hunting Pignut"]. 'The Georgia Straight', November 23, 2016. The film stars Taylor Hickson as Bernice, a young girl who sets off on her own in pursuit of Pignut (Joel Thomas Hynes) after he crashes her father's funeral and steals the ashes.[https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/hunting-pignut-paints-a-genial-and-balanced-portrait "Hunting Pignut paints a 'genial and balanced' portrait"]. 'National Post', September 14, 2017.
The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2016, before going into general release in 2017. Hickson won the Rising Star Award at Whistler, and was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Actress."Grand Theatre to show Indie film with Taylor Hickson". 'Kelowna Daily Courier', September 15, 2017. At the Arizona International Film Festival in 2017, the film won the award for Best First Feature.[http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/living/nl-director-martine-blue-picks-up-film-fest-award-for-hunting-pignut-28219/ "N.L. director Martine Blue picks up film fest award for Hunting Pignut"]. 'Gander Beacon', May 2, 2017.
Dani Bailey received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for the song "Rid the Dark".[http://www.thetelegram.com/community/newfoundland-singer-songwriter-dani-bailey-nominated-for-canadian-screen-award-178238/ "Newfoundland singer-songwriter Dani Bailey nominated for Canadian Screen Award"]. 'The Telegram', January 17, 2018.
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