Drinkwater (film)

Drinkwater
Drinkwater
	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	September 25, 2021 (CIFF);
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

^ 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

Drinkwater at IMDb

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[1] 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.

[2] Brandon Barrett, "The unapologetic Canadianness of WFF coming-of-age flick, Drinkwater". Pique Newsmagazine, December 2, 2021.

[3] Stephen Hunt, "Calgary International Film Festival returns to theatres in 2021 with over 175 films". CTV News Calgary, September 15, 2021.

[4] "Penticton-set film wins festival award". Penticton Herald, October 18, 2021.

[5] Brandon Barrett, "Coming-of-age film Drinkwater wins Audience Award at WFF". Pique Newsmagazine, December 28, 2021.

[6] Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.

[7] Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.

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