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'Noah' is a Canadian short drama film, released in 2013.[[http://www.fastcocreate.com/3017108/you-need-to-see-this-17-minute-film-set-entirely-on-a-teens-computer-screen "You Need To See This 17-Minute Film Set Entirely On A Teen's Computer Screen"]. 'Co.create', September 10, 2013.] Written and directed by Walter Woodman and Patrick Cederberg as a class project when they were film students at Ryerson University,[[http://ryersonfolio.com/tiff-profile-patrick-cederberg-and-walter-woodman-directors-of-noah/ "TIFF Profile: Patrick Cederberg and Walter Woodman, directors of Noah"]. 'Ryerson Folio', September 7, 2013.] the film tells the story of Noah's (Sam Kantor) breakup with his girlfriend Amy (Caitlin McConkie-Pirie) entirely through Noah's use of computer applications such as Facebook, Skype, YouTube, Chatroulette and iTunes.[[http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-a-relationship-dies-on-facebook "How a Relationship Dies on Facebook"]. 'The New Yorker', September 13, 2013.]
The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wme-signs-young-filmmaking-trio-650263 "WME Signs Young Filmmaking Trio Behind Award-Winning Short 'Noah' (Exclusive)"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', September 23, 2013.] It subsequently won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards.[[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-screen-awards-2014-orphan-black-gabrielle-win-1.2566059 "Canadian Screen Awards 2014: Orphan Black, Gabrielle win"]. CBC News, March 9, 2014.]
The film was also one of the inspirations for the 'Modern Family' episode "Connection Lost".[[http://www.businessinsider.com/modern-family-episode-shot-entirely-on-iphones-and-ipads-2015-2 "A new episode of 'Modern Family' was shot almost entirely on iPhones and iPads"]. 'Business Insider', February 18, 2015.]
Woodman, Cederberg and Matthew Hornick, the film's coproducer, were subsequently active as the indie pop band Shy Kids, who received a Prism Prize nomination in 2016 for the animated music video for their single "Rockets".[[http://www.chartattack.com/news/2016/02/09/20-videos-prism-prize-long-list/ "Here are all 20 videos on the Prism Prize long-list"]. 'chartattack.com', February 9, 2016.]
See also
* Computer screen film
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