Editing Pieces of April (section)

{{short description|2003 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Hedges}}
{{About|the 2003 film|the Three Dog Night song|Pieces of April (song)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Pieces of April
| image          = Pieces of April movie.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| alt            = Girl with pigtails, her hair dyed red with dark streaks
| director       = [[Peter Hedges]]
| producer       = [[Gary Winick]]
| writer         = Peter Hedges
| starring       = {{ubl|[[Katie Holmes]]|[[Patricia Clarkson]]|[[Derek Luke]]|[[Alison Pill]]|[[Sean Hayes (actor)|Sean Hayes]]|[[Oliver Platt]]|[[Sisqo]]|}}
| music          = [[Stephin Merritt]]
| cinematography = [[Tami Reiker]]
| editing        = [[Mark Livolsi]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[IFC Productions]]
* InDigEnt Productions
* Kalkaska Productions
}}
| distributor    = [[United Artists]]<br><small>([[MGM Distribution Co.]])</small>
| released       = {{Film date|2003|10|17}}
| runtime        = 81 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $300,000<ref name=mojo/>
| gross          = $3.3 million<ref name=mojo/>
}}
'''''Pieces of April''''' is a 2003 American [[comedy-drama]] film written and directed by [[Peter Hedges]].  Marking Hedges' [[List of directorial debuts|directorial debut]], the film stars [[Katie Holmes]], [[Derek Luke]], [[Sean Hayes]], [[Alison Pill]], [[Oliver Platt]] and [[Patricia Clarkson]].  The film follows April (Holmes), as she attempts to prepare a [[Thanksgiving dinner]] for her estranged family.

The film premiered at the 2003 [[Sundance Film Festival]], and received mostly positive reviews. It grossed over {{US$|3.2 million}} worldwide on a $300,000 budget. Patricia Clarkson received numerous nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her role, including at the [[Academy Awards]] and the [[Golden Globe Awards]], and also won multiple Best Supporting Actress awards given by associations of film critics.