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'Be Still' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Elizabeth Lazebnik and released in 2021.[Mike Devlin, [https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/film-about-victoria-photographer-premieres-at-vancouver-film-festival-4692428 "Film about Victoria photographer premieres at Vancouver Film Festival"]. 'Victoria Times-Colonist', September 29, 2021.] An adaptation of Janet Munsil's theatrical play of the same name, the film is a biographical portrait of Hannah Maynard, a photographer from Victoria, British Columbia who was an unheralded innovator in the artistic genre of surrealism.[
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The film stars Piercey Dalton as Maynard,[ with its supporting cast including Daniel Arnold, James McDougall, Amber Taylor, Meredith Hama-Brown, Sophie Merasty, Anja Savcic, Cameron Grierson, Brendan Taylor, Dakota Guppy and Ariel Ladret.
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The film premiered at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.[Craig Takeuchi, [https://www.straight.com/movies/vancouver-international-film-festival-returns-to-cinemas-for-40th-anniversary "Vancouver International Film Festival returns to cinemas for 40th-anniversary edition"]. 'The Georgia Straight', September 8, 2021.]
The film received two Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominations at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021, for Best British Columbia Film and Best Actress in a Canadian Film (Dalton).[Dana Gee, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movies/vancouver-film-critics-circle-awards-nominations-2022 "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations"]. 'Vancouver Sun', February 20, 2022.] Lazebnik was also nominated for the One to Watch award.[
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