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'Babe, I Hate to Go' is a 2017 Canadian documentary film directed by Andrew Moir.[[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-filmmaker-documents-the-life-and-death-of-a-migrant-worker-in-southwestern-ontario-1.4212409 "London filmmaker documents the life and death of a migrant worker in Southwestern Ontario"]. CBC News London, July 19, 2017.] The film centres on Delroy Dunkley, a migrant worker from Jamaica who works on a farm in Southwestern Ontario to support his family, but is trying to shield them from his own diagnosis with cancer.[
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The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2017,[[http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/2017/04/19/delroy-dunkley-worked-on-tobacco-farms-in-southwestern-ontario-until-diagnosed-with-cancer "Delroy Dunkley worked on tobacco farms in Southwestern Ontario until diagnosed with cancer"]. 'St. Thomas Times-Journal', April 19, 2017.] before being distributed primarily on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Short Docs web platform.[
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The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.[Jordan Pinto, [https://playbackonline.ca/2018/01/16/csas-18-never-steady-never-still-ava-top-csa-film-noms/ "CSAs 18: Never Steady Never Still, Ava top CSA film noms"]. 'Playback', January 16, 2018.]
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