Dominique Cardona

Dominique Cardona (born 1955) is an Argentinian-born{{Cite web |last=Eisner |first=Ken |date=2008-06-04 |title=How Laurie Colbert raised Finn's Girl on a shoestring |url=https://www.straight.com/article-148431/girl-was-raised-shoestring |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}} Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with Laurie Colbert.Seana Stevenson, [https://medium.com/the-muff-society/catch-and-release-interview-dominique-cardona-and-laurie-colbert-fb88f96b6582 "Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert"]. The Muff Blog, July 13, 2020. The duo are most noted for their 1999 short film Below the Belt, which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 21st Genie Awards in 2000,"Maelstrom leads Genie nominations with 10 including best picture". Moose Jaw Times-Herald, December 13, 2000. and their feature film Margarita, which won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2012.[http://playbackonline.ca/2012/06/01/margarita-grabs-audience-award-at-inside-out-festival/ "Margarita grabs audience award at Inside Out Festival"]. Playback, June 1, 2012.

Their other films have included the documentary shorts Thank God I'm a Lesbian (1992)Lindsay Brown, "Thank God I'm a Lesbian: Fascinating look at gay issues". Halifax Daily News, October 1, 1993. and My Feminism (1997)Janice Kennedy, "Why the F-word is dangerous: Feminism still thrives -- although fewer people say they're feminists". Ottawa Citizen, May 27, 1998. and the feature films Finn's Girl (2007)[https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/finn-s-girl-1200558227/ "Finn's Girl"]. Variety, June 28, 2007. and Catch and Release (2018).Chris Knight, "Catch and Release doesn't bring enough nuance to abortion debate". National Post, July 16, 2020.