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Dear Audrey

Jeremiah Hayes
2021 | 1 h 29 min
In Dear Audrey, filmmaker Jeremiah Hayes is a witness to the most important work of Martin Duckworth’s life – caring for his wife Audrey after her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and helping his 45-year old daughter, Jacqueline, who has autism, maintain a relationship with her mom. Jacqueline has cut herself off from Audrey, unable to watch her own mother slowly inch towards death. Remembering their life through the lens of his second love of filmmaking, Martin’s commitment and grace in the face of Audrey’s illness is almost palpable. A celebrated filmmaker with 100 documentary films to his credit, as a cinematographer and director, Martin’s cinematic signature is beauty in the ordinary and the extraordinary. In Dear Audrey, Jeremiah will mirror this tradition in the poetry and pain of a life well lived.

Awards and distinctions

  • Meilleur film documentaire
    Gala Québec Cinéma, Montréal
    2023
  • Meilleur montage- film documentaire
    Gala Québec Cinéma, Montréal
    2023
  • Grand Prix Documentary
    Rising Sun International Film Festival, Kitakyushu
    2022
  • Best Editing
    World Film Festival (ONLINE), Brussels
    2022
  • Excellence in Editing Award
    Docs Without Borders Film Festival, Rehoboth Beach
    2022
  • Best Editing of a Documentary
    International Film Festival, Madrid
    2022
  • Best of Documentary- Feature
    Indy Film Fest, Indianapolis
    2022
  • Silver Winner- Best Feature Documentary
    Film Awards, Tokyo
    2022
  • Cercle d’or de meilleur documentaire
    Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke
    2022
  • Shapiro Family Philanthropic Award
    Film Festival, Phoenix
    2022
  • People's Choice Award
    Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal, Montréal
    2021