Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
| Songs She Wrote About People She Knows | |
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| Directed by | Kris Elgstrand |
| Written by | Kris Elgstrand |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Songs She Wrote About People She Knows is a Canadian musical comedy film, released in 2014. The solo directorial debut of Kris Elgstrand,[1] the film stars Arabella Bushnell as Carol, a shy, repressed office worker who begins expressing her frustrations with her friends and coworkers in song after being encouraged by a music therapist to open up about her feelings.[1]
Her song "Asshole Dave" leads her boss Dave (Brad Dryborough) to fire her, but also reignites his own faded dream of becoming a rock star,[2] setting them both off on a journey of creative discovery in which they may need each other's help more than they expected.
The film had its premiere screening on September 8, 2014 at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film garnered three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, in the categories of Best Costume Design (Bushnell), Best Original Score (Chris Gestrin) and Best Original Song (Elgstrand for "Asshole Dave").
References
- 1 2 "Writer-drector Kris Elgstrand trying to lose esoteric label". The Province, September 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Vancouver is ‘a real hotbed for indie work,’ says filmmaker Kris Elgstrand". The Globe and Mail, September 24, 2014.