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Proxyhawks

Proxyhawks is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jack Darcus and released in 1971. It starred Darcus and Susan Spencer as a married couple living on a ranch in British Columbia, whose relationship tensions and difficulties are sublimated into their care of animals; the wife keeps rabbits, while the husband threatens the safety of the rabbits by taking up falconry. Although the film never had widespread commercial distribution, it was entered into the Best Motion Picture competition at the 24th Canadian Film Awards. It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals, as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.

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Proxyhawks is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jack Darcus and released in 1971. It starred Darcus and Susan Spencer as a married couple living on a ranch in British Columbia, whose relationship tensions and difficulties are sublimated into their care of animals; the wife keeps rabbits, while the husband threatens the safety of the rabbits by taking up falconry. Although the film never had widespread commercial distribution, it was entered into the Best Motion Picture competition at the 24th Canadian Film Awards. It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals, as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.

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  1. release date: 1971 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1971". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353122499

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