| I Used to Live There | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ryan McKenna |
| Written by | Ryan McKenna |
| Produced by | Ryan McKenna |
| Starring | Daniel Gerson Monika Schneider |
| Cinematography | Clark Ferguson |
| Edited by | Ryan McKenna |
| Distributed by | La Distributrice de Films |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
I Used to Live There is a 2023 Canadian short drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Ryan McKenna. Blending documentary-style filmmaking with fictional elements, the film stars Daniel Gerson and Monika Schneider as semi-fictionalized versions of themselves, and focuses on the relationship between a photographer who is losing his vision due to a degenerative eye disease and the actress who hired him to take her new headshots.[1]
The film premiered at the 76th Locarno Film Festival in August 2023,[2] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.[4]
McKenna previously made another short film about Gerson's struggle with his deteriorating vision, Gerson Workout (2020), for the Greetings from Isolation project.[5]
References
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "TIFF Short Cuts Line-up Includes 19 Canadian Films". Point of View, August 9, 2023.
- ↑ Laurence Boyce, "Europe s'avère un lieu solitaire dans la sélection de courts-métrages de Locarno". Cineuropa, August 4, 2023.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Riz Ahmed Short ‘Dammi’ Leads Toronto Film Fest’s Short Cuts Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter, August 9, 2023.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Gerson Workout". Greetings from Isolation, May 27, 2020.