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Swan Song | |
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Directed by | Chelsea McMullan |
Written by | Chelsea McMullan Sean O'Neill |
Produced by | Sean O'Neill |
Starring | Karen Kain Jurgita Dronina Shaelynn Estrada |
Cinematography | Tess Girard Shady Hanna |
Edited by | Brendan Mills |
Music by | Katie Stelmanis |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Blue Ice Docs CBC Television |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Swan Song is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by Chelsea McMullan.[1]
The film profiles National Ballet of Canada artistic director and former dancer Karen Kain as she directs a production of Swan Lake for the company as her final project before retiring.[2]
Actress Neve Campbell is an executive producer.[3]
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] and screened at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,[5] the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival,[6] the 2023 BFI London Film Festival[7] and the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival.[8]
An expanded four-part television version aired in November 2023 on CBC Television and CBC Gem.[9]
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 84% of 19 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[11]
At Cinéfest, the film was runner-up for the Audience Choice award for Best Documentary Film.[12]
At Calgary, the film won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.[6]
The film was the winner of the Rogers Best Canadian Documentary Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2023.[13]
The film was also the winner of the 2024 Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Design in a Documentary.[14]