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'', April 6, 2016. Blending live action and animation, the film depicts the relationship between her

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father, Bjarne Store-Jakobsen, and her

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mother,

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, focusing in particular on the way her father's childhood experiences in Norway's residential school system contributed to their breakup. The film premiered at the

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in 2014, and was named to the

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's Canada's Top Ten. It was shortlisted for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the

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