Dale Heslip is a

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director of music videos and documentary films from Kitchener,

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."Quirky film makes more headway". ''

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'', June 10, 2003. He is most noted as a two-time

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nominee for Video of the Year for his music video work with

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, receiving nods at the

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for " Superman's Song", and at the

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for " Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm". His narrative short film ''The Truth About the Head'' was screened at the

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, where it won several short film awards from the Critics' Week program, and was named Best Canadian Short Film at the 2003 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival. He also received dual Juno nominations for Best Album Graphics at the

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for both ''

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'' by

and ''

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'' by Chalk Circle, and was a two-time

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nominee for Best Production Design or Art Direction, receiving nods at the

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and the

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for his work at Juno Award ceremonies. His other work has included the 2016 Rush documentary film '' Rush: Time Stand Still'', and the 2024

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documentary film '' Blue Rodeo: Lost Together''.David Song
"'The music piece really resonates'"
''

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'', November 29, 2024.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heslip, Dale Canadian documentary film directors Canadian art directors Canadian music video directors People from Kitchener, Ontario Living people Year of birth missing (living people)