Babe, I Hate To Go (2017)

Name: Babe, I Hate To Go
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-11-01

18m

Running Time

Plot.

Delroy, a migrant worker, has spent half his life working in the Ontario tobacco belt to support his family in Jamaica. Goodbyes have become ritual but Delroy harbours a secret - he has cancer. Though his health declines, Delroy continues to work while shielding his family from the inevitable. A story of acceptance and perseverance, Babe, I Hate To Go is an intimate, observational documentary about a man coming to terms with his mortality.

Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Andrew Moir

Director

Sherien Barsoum

Producer

Ben Fox

Composer

Andrew Jeffrey

Cinematographer

Graeme Ring

Editor

Details.

Release Date
November 1, 2017

Status
Released

Running Time
18m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-13

Wiki.

Babe, I Hate to Go is a 2017 Canadian documentary film directed by Andrew Moir. The film centres on Delroy Dunkley, a migrant worker from Jamaica who works on a farm in Southwestern Ontario to support his family, but is trying to shield them from his own cancer diagnosis.

The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2017, before being distributed primarily on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Short Docs web platform.

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.

A full-length version of the film, Don't Come Searching, was released in 2022.