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Canadian filmmaker Andrea Dorfman’s (Parsley Days, Love That Boy) short film “How To Be Alone” has become a viral hit with over 350,000 views on Youtube. Word spread fast online about this mediation on loneliness based on a poem by Halifax poet Tanya Davis. Along with Facebook, the film has recieved link love from reddit, twitter (including the grand Poo-Bah of Twitter Roger Ebert), metafilter and popular blogs like Andrew Sullivan’s at The Atlantic.
Today the NFB posted their interview with Dorfman asking the director about the project’s origins, where it was shown before she uploaded it online and why she thinks it’s become so popular:
“It goes back to our need to belong. I think, as social primates, we want to feel a strong sense of belonging either in a relationship or to a community - or both. But also intrinsic to our humanity is a feeling that we are truly alone.”
Davis said she doesn’t get any money from YouTube, but she thinks the worldwide exposure will help her career.
“I’m getting all these emails from people expressing their interest and how much they like the video. And some of them are brand new to my work,” she said.
People are gettingveryexcited about the 30th Annual Genie Awards on Monday! Since it would be unfair to make everyone wait until 9 pm ET to watch the IFC broadcast and CBC.CA webcast (especially given the frenzy over a few of our presenters), we’ve decided to webcast LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET on Monday beginning at 4:30 pm ET. Sign up at the link for an email reminder.
One week until the Genie Awards! Keep your eyes here as we’ll be announcing some of the presenters at the Awards, highlighting a few of the categories, posting more interviews from nominees and taking a look at some of the fashions from previous Genie Awards.
ONE WEEK is a great movie showing compassion,desperation and true love. None of us really know how we will deal with fate,until we are put on survival mode
Paul Gross in PASSCHENDAELE. He is the perfect epitome of a brave Canadian soldier. It doesn’t hurt that he is easy on the eyes either!
FUBAR, because it was filmed in my neighbourhood and it’s the most poignant hoser buddy film ever!
BETHUNE: THE MAKING OF A HERO. It is based in truth, the true story of Dr. Norman Bethune a great Canadian crusader for socialized health and a hero to the Chinese during the war with Japan
If you caught our webcast on Monday you saw an interview we did with Gabrielle Rose whose been nominated for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her work in Mothers&Daughters. Here’s a trailer for the film (warning: course language and a possible reference to cunnilingus).
Watch our live webcast tonight starting at 6:15pm ET from the Toronto Nominee Reception. Hosted by the hilarious Dug Stevenson it will include an opportunity for you to comment and ask questions in the chat. See you there!
Trailer for Best Live Action Short Drama nominee La vie commence / Life Begins (Élaine Hébert, Émile Proulx-Cloutier)
A film of economy and grace, conveying great depth of emotion with very few words. Sad yet hopeful,La Vie commence showcases subtle but powerful storytelling and introduces an authentic new voice in Canadian cinema. – Shane Smith
