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Dominique Cardona (born 1955) is an
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-born
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film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with Laurie Colbert.Seana Stevenson
"Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert"
''The Muff Blog'', July 13, 2020.
The duo are most noted for their 1999 short film ''
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'', which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the
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in 2000, and their feature film ''
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'', which won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the
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in 2012."Margarita grabs audience award at Inside Out Festival"
'' Playback'', June 1, 2012.
Their other films have included the documentary shorts ''Thank God I'm a Lesbian'' (1992) and ''My Feminism'' (1997)Janice Kennedy, "Why the F-word is dangerous: Feminism still thrives -- although fewer people say they're feminists". ''
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'', May 27, 1998.
and the feature films '' Finn's Girl'' (2007)"Finn's Girl"
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'', June 28, 2007.
and ''
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'' (2018).Chris Knight, "Catch and Release doesn't bring enough nuance to abortion debate". ''
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'', July 16, 2020.
Separately from Colbert, Cardona has also directed episodes of the television series ''Amélie et compagnie''.


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