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The Holier It Gets
The Holier It Gets
Directed by	Jennifer Baichwal
Written by	Jennifer Baichwal
Produced by	Jennifer Baichwal; Nicholas de Pencier
Cinematography	Nicholas de Pencier
Edited by	David Wharnsby
Production; company	Mercury Films
Release date	April 5, 2000;
Running time	53 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

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]

References

^ Finbarr O'Reilly, "A personal journey, a family's quest: Filmmaker returns father's ashes to Indian homeland". National Post, April 5, 2000.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Hot Docs presents awards at seventh annual festival: Zyklon Portrait takes best short, editing, humanitarian prizes". National Post, May 8, 2000.
^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, April 1, 2000.
^ "Complete list of Gemini nominees". Toronto Star, September 20, 2000.
^ "2000 Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, October 30, 2000.

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[1] Finbarr O'Reilly, "A personal journey, a family's quest: Filmmaker returns father's ashes to Indian homeland". National Post, April 5, 2000.

[reid-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.

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