Why Don't You Dance?
2002 Canadian short film
- September 2002 (2002-09) (TIFF)
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Why Don't You Dance? is a 2002 Canadian short drama film, directed by Michael Downing.[1] Adapted from Raymond Carver's short story "Why Don't You Dance?", the film centres on a young couple (Kenneth Mitchell and Deborah Pollitt) shopping at a yard sale, where the proprietor (Bill McDonald) ultimately accepts a dance with the woman on the lawn as payment instead of money.[2]
The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival.
It was subsequently screened at the Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video,[3] although Glenn Sumi of Now characterized its inclusion in that event as "a bit of a stretch" since it wasn't really a dance film per se.[1]
It received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 24th Genie Awards in 2004.[4]
References
- ^ a b Glenn Sumi, "Why Don't You Dance?". Now, October 24, 2002.
- ^ Henry Lewes, "Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival". Take One, March 2003.
- ^ Susan Walker, "Reel dance explosion; Bodies in motion captured by the camera's lens stretch limits of both art forms at innovative festival". Toronto Star, October 18, 2002.
- ^ "Seducing Dr Lewis leads Canada's Genie nods". Screen Daily, March 16, 2004.
External links
- Why Don't You Dance? at IMDb
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