''The Holier It Gets'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

Jennifer Baichwal Jennifer Baichwal is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, writer and producer. Biography Baichwal was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Victoria, British Columbia.

and released in 2000. The film is a personal document of Baichwal and her family on a pilgrimage to

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, honouring their father Krishna's wishes to have his ashes scattered at the source of the

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

following his death.Michael D. Reid, "Portrait of a Journey: Documentary chronicles family's pilgrimage to India to release father's ashes". ''

Victoria Times-Colonist The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the Sept. 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ''Daily Co ...

'', April 18, 2001. It was screened at the 2000

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and June ...

, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary. It was distributed primarily on television, airing as an episode of

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's documentary series '' The View from Here'' in 2000 and

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's ''Perspectives'' in 2001. Following its television broadcast, it was a nominee for the

Donald Brittain Award The Donald Brittain Award is a Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to honour the year's best television documentary on a social or political topic. Formerly presented as part of the Gemini Awards, s ...

at the

15th Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 15th Gemini Awards were held on October 30, 2000, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Steve Smith, took place at the John Bassett Theatre and was broadc ...

, as well as winning the awards for Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series (Baichwal), Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series (Baichwal) and Best Editing in a Documentary Program or Series (

David Wharnsby David Wharnsby (born June 20, 1967) is a Canadian film editor. He was married to director and actress Sarah Polley. Life and career Wharnsby was born in Waterloo, Ontario. He attended Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School. Some ...

)."2000 Gemini Awards". ''

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'', October 30, 2000.

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* 2000 films 2000 documentary films Canadian documentary films Films directed by Jennifer Baichwal Films shot in India 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-documentary-film-stub