| Drinkwater | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Stephen Campanelli |
| Written by | Luke Fraser Edward McDonald |
| Produced by | Graham Fraser Dennis Swartman |
| Starring | Daniel Doheny Eric McCormack Louriza Tronco |
| Cinematography | Peter Wilke |
| Edited by | Christopher A. Smith |
| Music by | Rich Walters |
Production company | Suitcase Charlie Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Drinkwater is a 2021 Canadian coming-of-age comedy film, directed by Stephen Campanelli.[1] The film stars Daniel Doheny as Mike Drinkwater, a teenager living in Penticton, British Columbia, with his father Hank (Eric McCormack); an outsider because his father does not hold down a steady job and instead lives solely off the proceeds of insurance fraud schemes, Mike finds his life transformed when he befriends Wallace (Louriza Tronco), a young woman who moves into the house next door.[2]
The film's cast also includes Jordan Burtchett, Alex Zahara, Linda Darlow, Bob Frazer, Naika Toussaint, Chloe Babcook, Vincent Cheng, Jana Benoit, Lisa Huynh, Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan, Beth Fotheringham, David Allan Pearson, Matt Shay, Quinn Hubscher, and Graham Fraser.
The film premiered at the 2021 Calgary International Film Festival,[3] where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian Narrative Film.[4] It was subsequently screened at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.[5]
Doheny won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021,[6] and McCormack was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Gabriel Sigler, "Coming-of-age comedy Drinkwater might one of the most Canadian films of all time (CIFF review)". Bad Feeling Magazine, October 8, 2021.
- ^ Brandon Barrett, "The unapologetic Canadianness of WFF coming-of-age flick, Drinkwater". Pique Newsmagazine, December 2, 2021.
- ^ Stephen Hunt, "Calgary International Film Festival returns to theatres in 2021 with over 175 films". CTV News Calgary, September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Penticton-set film wins festival award". Penticton Herald, October 18, 2021.
- ^ Brandon Barrett, "Coming-of-age film Drinkwater wins Audience Award at WFF". Pique Newsmagazine, December 28, 2021.
- ^ Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.
- ^ Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Drinkwater at IMDb
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