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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Joanne Roberts, winner of the 2020 Gimli Film Fest Pitch Contest, poses for a portrait with her pets (cat Jade on her lap, Domino the dog and Percy the cat at the bottom) at her apartment in Winnipeg on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Enjoying her home and animals are two of the five things getting her through this pandemic. For Frances Koncan story. Winnipeg Free Press 2020.