The Holier It Gets

{{Infobox film | name = The Holier It Gets | image = | caption = | director = [[Jennifer Baichwal]] | producer = Jennifer Baichwal<br>[[Nicholas de Pencier]] | writer = Jennifer Baichwal | starring = | music = | cinematography = Nicholas de Pencier | editing = [[David Wharnsby]] | studio = Mercury Films | distributor = | runtime = 53 minutes | released = {{film date|2000|04|05}} | country = Canada | language = English }}

'''''The Holier It Gets''''' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by [[Jennifer Baichwal]] and released in 2000.<ref>Finbarr O'Reilly, "A personal journey, a family's quest: Filmmaker returns father's ashes to Indian homeland". ''[[National Post]]'', April 5, 2000.</ref> 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.<ref name=reid>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.</ref>

It was screened at the 2000 [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]], where it won the award for [[Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary|Best Canadian Feature Documentary]].<ref>"Hot Docs presents awards at seventh annual festival: Zyklon Portrait takes best short, editing, humanitarian prizes". ''[[National Post]]'', May 8, 2000.</ref> It was distributed primarily on television, airing as an episode of [[TVOntario]]'s documentary series ''[[The View from Here (TV series)|The View from Here]]'' in 2000<ref>[[John Doyle (critic)|John Doyle]], "John Doyle's Critical List". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 1, 2000.</ref> and [[Knowledge Network]]'s ''Perspectives'' in 2001.<ref name=reid/>

Following its television broadcast, it was a nominee for the [[Donald Brittain Award]] at the [[15th Gemini Awards]],<ref>"Complete list of Gemini nominees". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', September 20, 2000.</ref> 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]]).<ref>"2000 Gemini Awards". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 30, 2000.</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|7719698}}

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