The Holier It Gets

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]

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

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
  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. 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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