The film premiered at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival , where it won the award for Best Canadian Documentary . It has also won the award for the ALFF 2016 : Audience Choice for Best Canadian Documentary , and CSC Robert Brooks Award for Best Cinematography ( Van Royko ) . The film garnered three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 , for Best Feature Length Documentary , Best Cinematography in a Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary
5th Canadian Screen Awards
5th Canadian Screen Awards
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