Proxyhawks is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jack Darcus and released in 1971.Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 175. 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.Zoë Druick, "Vancouver Cinema in the Sixties". Ruins in Process.
Although the film never had widespread commercial distribution, it was entered into the Best Motion Picture competition at the 24th Canadian Film Awards.Les Wedman, "Etrog our Oscar". Vancouver Sun, October 6, 1972. 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.Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1984.
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