David Findlay’s Queer Drama ‘Lay Me by the Shore’ Follows a Week in the Life of a Grieving Trans Boy
Vancouver-based Director David Findlay (last seen on Dn here) explores the potent and raw emotions of grief with his latest short film Lay Me by the Shore, a queer drama that follows a week in the life of a trans boy as he wrestles with the recent passing of his best friend. Findlay constructs his narrative in almost vignette-like fashion with a series of quietly emotive scenes involving the boy and his group of friends as they venture into the sun-drenched evenings of early summer with an unknown future ahead of them. This is a film engaging primarily with emotional depth rather than plot, laying a touching empathetic eye onto a young person’s repressed feelings. Dn caught up with Findlay ahead of Lay Me by the Shore’s arrival online today to discuss his loose approach to filmmaking, the dynamic of casting non-actors, and the mosaic-like structuring of the film during post-production.
- 11/23/2022
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
The Toronto International Film Festival, like most other festivals this year, returns with a post-pandemic mindset: a primarily in-person event with an overall line-up closer to their numbers before 2020. Their Short Cuts programme remains smaller for the time being, with only 39 selections across its six line-ups (compared to 55 in 2019), but programmer Jason Anderson has put together a diverse series across multiple forms and genres.
Here are ten shorts that constitute some of the strongest works in a generally impressive lineup.
Airhostess-737 (Thanasis Neofotistos)
In Airhostess-737, flight attendant Vanina (Lena Papaligoura) finds herself stressed on what should be a routine flight, only to find her sense of reality slip away as she confronts what’s really making her so anxious. Director Thanasis Neofotistos opens his film by stating it was “conceived in a dream,” and part of the movie’s fun is how he piles on the surrealism as we get to know more about Vanina.
Here are ten shorts that constitute some of the strongest works in a generally impressive lineup.
Airhostess-737 (Thanasis Neofotistos)
In Airhostess-737, flight attendant Vanina (Lena Papaligoura) finds herself stressed on what should be a routine flight, only to find her sense of reality slip away as she confronts what’s really making her so anxious. Director Thanasis Neofotistos opens his film by stating it was “conceived in a dream,” and part of the movie’s fun is how he piles on the surrealism as we get to know more about Vanina.
- 9/6/2022
- by C.J. Prince
- The Film Stage
With the coronavirus pandemic causing TIFF to go online and reduce their line-up, this year’s Short Cuts programme has been whittled down to 35 films across 5 programmes, a reduction of more than a third compared to last year’s 55 films and 8 programmes. Despite these limitations, programmers Jason Anderson and Lisa Haller have put together a strong lineup for 2020 that should hold more than a few surprises for those willing to check out this year’s lineup.
Having seen most of what this year has to offer, here are 10 films that stand out in a slim but competitive field of short filmmaking. For more coverage from the festival, check out our preview of the most-anticipated features and read our forthcoming reviews here.
4 North A (Jordan Canning, Howie Shia)
(Screening in TIFF Short Cuts Programme 01)
A collaboration between filmmakers Jordan Canning and Howie Shia, 4 North A shows a woman consumed by memories...
Having seen most of what this year has to offer, here are 10 films that stand out in a slim but competitive field of short filmmaking. For more coverage from the festival, check out our preview of the most-anticipated features and read our forthcoming reviews here.
4 North A (Jordan Canning, Howie Shia)
(Screening in TIFF Short Cuts Programme 01)
A collaboration between filmmakers Jordan Canning and Howie Shia, 4 North A shows a woman consumed by memories...
- 9/9/2020
- by C.J. Prince
- The Film Stage
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