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Songs She Wrote About People She Knows creative discovery in which they may need each other's help more than they expected. The film had its premiere screening on September 8, 2014 at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film garnered three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, in the categories of Best Costume Design (Bushnell), Best Original Score (Chris Gestrin) and Best Original Song (Elgstrand for "Asshole Dave"). Songs She Wrote About People She Knows Songs She Wrote About People She Knows is a Canadian musical comedy film, released in 2014. The solo directorial debut of Kris Elgstrand, the film