Best Feature Documentary Award - Winner
Iris Awards - Québec Cinéma (Canada), 2023
People's Choice Award - Winner
Montreal International Documentary Festival - RIDM (Canada), 2021
Best Feature Documentary Award - Winner
Indy Film Fest (USA), 2022
Cercle d’or for Best Feature Documentary Award - Winner
Sherbrooke World Film Festival (Canada), 2022
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary - Nomination
Canadian Screen Awards, Academy Of Canadian Cinema (Canada), 2023
Best Canadian Documentary - Nomination
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards (Canada), 2023
Best Documentary Program - Nomination
Prix Gémeaux, Academy Of Canadian Cinema (Canada), 2024
Grand Prix for Best Documentary Award - Winner
Rising Sun International Film Festival (Japan), 2022
Silver Award for Best Feature Documentary Award - Winner
Tokyo Film Awards (Japan), 2022
Best Editing of a Documentary Award - Winner
Iris Awards - Québec Cinéma (Canada), 2023
Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary - Nomination
Canadian Screen Awards, Academy Of Canadian Cinema (Canada), 2023
Best Editing of a Documentary Award - Winner
Madrid International Film Festival (Spain), 2022
Excellence in Editing Award - Winner
Docs Without Borders Film Festival (USA), 2022
Best Editing Award - Winner
Brussels World Film Festival (Belgium), 2022
Dr. Sydney K. Shapiro Humanitarian Award - Winner
Phoenix Film Festival (USA), 2022
Best Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary - Nomination
Canadian Screen Awards, Academy Of Canadian Cinema (Canada), 2023
Composer Walker Grimshaw
Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film - Nomination
Canadian Screen Music Awards, Academy Of Canadian Cinema (Canada), 2022
Composer Walker Grimshaw
Best Music for a Documentary - Nomination
Iris Awards - Québec Cinéma (Canada), 2023
Composer Walker Grimshaw
Best Sound for a Documentary - Nomination
Iris Awards - Québec Cinéma (Canada), 2023
"Truly a rare moment in Cinema... This film is a marvel"
Mélikah Abdelmoumen & Marc Béland, CBC Radio Canada
"...an absolutely beautiful film"
Lise Gagnon, 24 Images Magazine
"An Exquisite Gem. Tenderness, wonder, & dignity...
a beautiful film about beautiful people"
Richard Propes, The Independent Critic
“Anyone who watches Dear Audrey will undoubtedly conclude
that Hayes is a masterful filmmaker”
Charlie Smith, The Georgia Straight
“Touching... luminous... truly magnificent"
Caroline Levesque, CBC Radio Canada
“Dear Audrey, a riveting documentary…
that stands as a powerful paean to passion and perseverance”
Evelyn C White, The Halifax Examiner
"...so many amazing lessons, stories, emotions with pain
and celebration intertwined"
Darren Wiesner, Hollywood North Magazine
“It's impossible to watch this documentary, (a People's Choice Award winner),
without being overwhelmed by its sweetness and generosity"
Silvia Galipeau, La Press
“...an at once ethereal reflection on the enduring power of love,
and unblinking revelation of life’s steel-cold realities”
Chris Cook, Gorilla Radio
“The central force of Dear Audrey is the eternal, almost implacable force of love
that binds people together through the most difficult times”
Dorothy Woodend, The Tyee
"Dear Audrey celebrates the very best the human heart has to offer,
with such compassion, artistry and grace"
Terre Nash, Oscar-winning director
“A Stunning Love Story You Won't Soon Forget!”
Indy Film Fest
"This love story will bring you joy, hope, tears and humility..."
Dr. Jen Hammersmark, Mind Your Madness
"...a beautiful homage to Audrey, to the couple's
love and their family"
Nantali Indongo, CBC Radio
"Beautiful, touching ... 'Dear Audrey' is a testament to
what Audrey was and what she remains forever"
Rob Wilson, The Bobr Times
“Poignant and could not be more authentic”
Amandine de Chanteloup, Le Collectif
OFFICIAL SELECTION
41 FILM FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE
Montreal International Documentary Festival - RIDM (Quebec), 2021
DOXA Documentary Film Festival (Vancouver), 2022
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival (Halifax), 2022
Indy Film Fest (Indianapolis), 2022
Rising Sun International Film Festival (Japan), 2022
Sherbrooke World Film Festival (Quebec), 2022
Legacy Film Festival on Aging (San Francisco), 2023
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (Montreal), 2022
Phoenix Film Festival (Arizona), 2022
Doc Soup - In-Cinema Series Selection (Toronto), 2022
Fargo Film Festival (North Dakota), 2023
Brussels World Film Festival (Belgium), 2022
Finalist at the Lane Doc Fest (Jackson, Tennessee), 2023
Capital City Film Festival (Lansing, Michigan), 2023
Festival Angaelica (Pasadena, California), 2023
Madrid International Film Festival (Spain), 2022
Muestra Internacional de Cine en Ensenada (Mexico), 2023
Woodstock Museum Film Festival (New York), 2023
Tokyo Film Awards (Japan), 2022
Louisville’s International Festival of Film (Kentucky), 2022
Long Island International Film Festival (New York), 2022
Richmond International Film Festival (Virginia), 2022
Rome International Film Festival (Rome Georgia, USA), 2022
Sevilla Indie Film Festival (Spain), 2023
Beloit International Film Festival (Wisconsin), 2023
Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival (Florida), 2022
SOMA Film Festival (Maplewood New Jersey), 2022
Belleville Downtown DocFest (Ontario), 2023
International Ethnovideographyc Festival (Spain), 2022
Finalist at The International Golden Saffron Documentary Film Festival (Turkey), 2022
Impact DOCS Awards (California), 2022
Accolade Global Film Competition (California), 2022
Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival (Japan), 2022
Victoria Film Festival (British Columbia), 2022
Docs Without Borders Film Festival (Delaware), 2022
Pambujan International Film Festival, (The Philippines), 2023
Iran International Documentary Film Festival
Lunenburg Doc Fest (Nova Scotia), 2022
Roshani International Film Festival (India), 2023
Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival (India), 2023
The World Community Film Festival Series (British Columbia), 2022
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