Hunting Pignut
2016 Canadian film
- September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16) (Atlantic Film Festival)
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Hunting Pignut is a 2016 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Martine Blue.[1] 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.[2]
The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2016,[1] 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.[3] At the Arizona International Film Festival in 2017, the film won the award for Best First Feature.[4]
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".[5]
References
- ^ a b "Whistler Film Festival 2016: Hunting Pignut". The Georgia Straight, November 23, 2016.
- ^ "Hunting Pignut paints a 'genial and balanced' portrait". National Post, September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Grand Theatre to show Indie film with Taylor Hickson". Kelowna Daily Courier, September 15, 2017.
- ^ "N.L. director Martine Blue picks up film fest award for ‘Hunting Pignut’". Gander Beacon, May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Newfoundland singer-songwriter Dani Bailey nominated for Canadian Screen Award". The Telegram, January 17, 2018.
External links
- Hunting Pignut at IMDb
- Hunting Pignut at Library and Archives Canada
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