{{Infobox film | name = World Famous Gopher Hole Museum | native_name = | image = | caption = | director = Chelsea McMullan<br>Douglas Nayler | producer = Kylie McMullan | writer = | starring = | music = Simone Schmidt | cinematography = Maya Bankovic | editing = Douglas Nayler | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2015|09|12|TIFF}} | runtime = 15 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = }} '''''World Famous Gopher Hole Museum''''' is a 2015 Canadian short documentary film directed by Chelsea McMullan and Douglas Nayler.<ref>[http://realscreen.com/2015/08/05/tiff-15-al-purdy-omar-khadr-make-canadian-line-up/ "TIFF ’15: “Al Purdy,” “Omar Khadr” make Canadian line-up"]. ''Realscreen'', August 5, 2015.</ref> The film centres on the Torrington Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington, Alberta,<ref>[https://www.thegate.ca/film/033446/15-must-see-documentaries-hot-docs-25th/ "15 Must See Documentaries from the Opening Weekend of Hot Docs’ 25th Landmark Year"]. ''The Gate'', April 16, 2018.</ref> a museum in which stuffed gophers are posed in various anthropomorphic situations.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/buzz-bishop/badlands-tourism-alberta_b_7484534.html "17 Things to Do in the Canadian Badlands"]. ''Huffington Post'', June 1, 2015.</ref>
The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.<ref>[https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/entertainment/gopher-hole-museum-showcased-in-new-doc-on-cbc-site/ "Gopher Hole Museum showcased in new doc on CBC site"]. ''Red Deer Advocate'', May 24, 2016.</ref>
The film was shortlisted for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160615210251/http://etcanada.com/news/37268/2016-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced"]. ''ET Canada'', January 19, 2016.</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|4902022}} *[https://www.cbc.ca/shortdocs/shorts/world-famous-gopher ''World Famous Gopher Hole Museum''] at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Category:2015 films Category:Canadian short documentary films Category:Films directed by Chelsea McMullan Category:2015 English-language films Category:2015 Canadian films Category:2015 short documentary films Category:English-language short documentary films
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