The Holier It Gets

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The Holier It Gets
Directed by Jennifer Baichwal
Written byJennifer Baichwal
Produced byJennifer Baichwal
Nicholas de Pencier
CinematographyNicholas de Pencier
Edited by David Wharnsby
Production
company
Mercury Films
Release date
  • April 5, 2000 (2000-04-05)
Running time
53 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Holier It Gets is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Baichwal and released in 2000. [1] The film is a personal document of Baichwal and her family on a pilgrimage to India, honouring their father Krishna's wishes to have his ashes scattered at the source of the Ganges following his death. [2]

It was screened at the 2000 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary. [3] It was distributed primarily on television, airing as an episode of TVOntario's documentary series The View from Here in 2000 [4] and Knowledge Network's Perspectives in 2001. [2]

Following its television broadcast, it was a nominee for the Donald Brittain Award at the 15th Gemini Awards, [5] as well as winning the awards for Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series (Baichwal), Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series (Baichwal) and Best Editing in a Documentary Program or Series (David Wharnsby). [6]

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References

  1. Finbarr O'Reilly, "A personal journey, a family's quest: Filmmaker returns father's ashes to Indian homeland". National Post , April 5, 2000.
  2. 1 2 Michael D. Reid, "Portrait of a Journey: Documentary chronicles family's pilgrimage to India to release father's ashes". Victoria Times-Colonist , April 18, 2001.
  3. "Hot Docs presents awards at seventh annual festival: Zyklon Portrait takes best short, editing, humanitarian prizes". National Post , May 8, 2000.
  4. John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail , April 1, 2000.
  5. "Complete list of Gemini nominees". Toronto Star , September 20, 2000.
  6. "2000 Gemini Awards". Toronto Star , October 30, 2000.