Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille

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| director = Jackie Torrens

| producer = Jessica Brown

| writer = Jackie Torrens

| starring = Bernie Langille

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| cinematography = Kevin Fraser

| editing = Sarah Byrne

| studio = Peep Media

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| runtime = 78 minutes

| released = {{film date|2022|4|30|Hot Docs}}

| country = Canada

| language = English

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Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jackie Torrens and released in 2022.Courtney Small, [https://povmagazine.com/bernie-langille-wants-to-know-what-happened-to-bernie-langille-review-a-stranger-than-fiction-mystery/ "Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille Review: A stranger than fiction mystery"]. Point of View, April 30, 2022. The film follows Bernie Langille, a man who is investigating the 1968 death of his namesake grandfather at CFB Gagetown under mysterious circumstances.Stephen Cooke, [https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/bernie-langille-unravels-a-family-tragedy-at-fin-atlantic-international-film-fest-100771315/ "Bernie Langille unravels a family tragedy at FIN Atlantic International Film Fest"]. SaltWire Network, September 9, 2022.

The story is told through a mixture of contemporary footage of the younger Bernie talking about his investigations, old family movies of the older Bernie, and miniature figurine reenactments of the various theories about the death. The film is an expansion of a shorter documentary film Torrens released in 2018.Andrew Jeffrey, [https://realscreen.com/2022/04/29/hot-docs-22-exclusive-clip-jackie-torrens-expands-bernie-langille-short-to-feature/ "Hot Docs ’22 exclusive clip: Jackie Torrens expands 'Bernie Langille' short to feature"]. RealScreen, April 29, 2022.

The film premiered on April 30, 2022, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 2022 FIN Atlantic Film Festival,Natalie Lombard and Katie Kelly, [https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-s-filmmaker-jackie-torrens-explores-decades-old-mystery-in-new-documentary-1.6065814 "N.S. filmmaker Jackie Torrens explores decades-old mystery in new documentary"]. CTV Atlantic, September 12, 2022. where it won the awards for Best Atlantic Documentary and Best Atlantic Editor (Sarah Byrne).Stephen Cooke, [https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/queens-of-the-qing-dynasty-bernie-langille-among-atlantic-international-film-festival-award-winners-100775869/ "Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Bernie Langille among Atlantic International Film Festival award winners"]. SaltWire Network, September 22, 2022.