''Princess Margaret Blvd.'' is a 2008 Canadian drama
short film
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, directed by
Kazik Radwanski
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The Eyeopener
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'', September 10, 2008. Made as a class project by Radwanski and producer Daniel Montgomery for their final year of film studies at
Ryerson University
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, the film stars Gina Sylvester as Isabelle Rodarte, a woman coming to terms with her diagnosis with
Alzheimer's disease
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.
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end
Canada's Top Ten
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list for 2008,"TIFF's Top Ten". ''
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'', December 17, 2008. and received a
Genie Award
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