Hunting Pignut

Hunting Pignut is a 2016 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Martine Blue.^[1] The film stars Taylor Hickson as Bernice, a young girl who sets off on her own in pursuit of Pignut (Joel Thomas Hynes) after he crashes her father's funeral and steals the ashes.^[2]

Hunting Pignut
Directed by	Martine Blue
Written by	Martine Blue
Produced by	Heidi Wagner
Starring	Taylor Hickson Joel Thomas Hynes
Cinematography	Stéphanie Weber Biron
Edited by	Martine Blue
Music by	Simon Miminis Dani Bailey
Distributed by	A71 Entertainment
Release date	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16) (Atlantic Film Festival)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2016,^[1] before going into general release in 2017. Hickson won the Rising Star Award at Whistler, and was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Actress.^[3] At the Arizona International Film Festival in 2017, the film won the award for Best First Feature.^[4]

Dani Bailey received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for the song "Rid the Dark".^[5]