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"The Long Goodbye" takes place over a period of 20 years at the same location: the front door of a family home. The film plays on the concept of "the long goodbye," the experience of gossiping at the front door for hours with family, well after you've already said your farewells and made the move to leave. We follow our main character, Wendy Lyn, as she comes of age in the same claustrophobic space and experiences shifts in her family dynamics as well as her sense of self. As her relationships with her family members evolve, the front door begins to feel like a trap, a loop of maddening déjà vu she can't seem to figure out how to escape.

They're redefining bravery at home. Now they're packing their bags and heading on journeys of self-discovery that will challenge their perceptions of courage. Brought to you by Destination Canada.

Finalists compete for the richest prize in Canadian literature in award winning annual live broadcast

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Awards ceremony for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

From the Vancouver Public Library Eric McCormack introduces the 5 finalists and their books. A front line medical worker reads a paragraph from each book, and the finalist is announced and awarded. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event is not in the usual format of taking place in an hotel, but the finalists are in their homes, we see them on video.