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................................................................. Sarah Polley gets gala treatment at TIFF August 3, 2006 – Away From Her, a feature film written and directed by Sarah Polley, will get its Pinsent and Christie play Grant and Fiona, an aging married couple whose relationship is tested as Fiona develops Alzheimer’s disease and forgets her years of marriage. Sarah was honoured with ACTRA Toronto’s 2006 Award of Excellence last February. The award was presented to her by previous recipients Sonja Smits and Gordon Pinsent. |
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world premiere at a gala at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in September. Sarah’s first feature as a director, the film is based on Alice Munro’s short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain, and stars ACTRA Toronto members Gordon Pinsent, Kristen Thompson, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson and Alberta Watson as well as Julie Christie and Olympia Dukakis.