Canadian documentary film
| Dispatches from a Field Hospital |
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| Genre | Documentary |
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| Written by | Matt Gallagher
Nick Hector |
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| Directed by | Matt Gallagher |
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| Music by | Ohad Benchetrit
Justin Small |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
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| Original language | English |
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| Producers | Matt Gallagher
Cornelia Principe |
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| Cinematography | Matt Gallagher |
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| Editor | Robert Swartz |
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| Running time | 82 minutes |
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| Production company | Border City Pictures |
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| Network | TVOntario |
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| Release | March 16, 2021 (2021-03-16) |
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Dispatches from a Field Hospital is a Canadian documentary television film, directed by Matt Gallagher and released in 2021.[1] The film centres on the launch of a field hospital on the grounds of St. Clair College in Windsor during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, and the extraordinary steps that people would undertake to remain in contact with their loved ones in the facility despite lockdown restrictions.[1]
The film premiered March 16, 2021 on TVOntario.[1] It also later received an outdoor theatrical screening at Windsor's Riverfront Festival Plaza in August, as part of the Windsor International Film Festival's Under the Stars screening series.[2]
The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for the Donald Brittain Award for best social or political documentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Rachel Morgan, "Documentary takes rare, emotional look at Windsor field hospital". Windsor Star, March 13, 2021.
- ^ Dalson Chen, "Windsor COVID-19 field hospital documentary gets local screening". Windsor Star, August 17, 2021.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
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