''Hunting Pignut'' is a 2016 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Martine Blue."Whistler Film Festival 2016: Hunting Pignut"
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'', November 23, 2016. The film stars

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as Bernice, a young girl who sets off on her own in pursuit of Pignut (

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) after he crashes her father's funeral and steals the ashes. The film premiered at the

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in 2016, before going into general release in 2017. Hickson won the Rising Star Award at Whistler, and was nominated for a

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for Best Actress. At the

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in 2017, the film won the award for Best First Feature. Dani Bailey received a

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nomination for

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at the

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in 2018 for the song "Rid the Dark"."Newfoundland singer-songwriter Dani Bailey nominated for Canadian Screen Award"
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'', January 17, 2018.

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