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Before I Change My Mind
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Wikipedia article
'Before I Change My Mind' is a Canadian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2022.Martin Kudlac, [https://screenanarchy.com/2022/08/locarno-2022-review-before-i-change-my-mind-embraces-tired-tropes-then-reenergizes-them.html "Locarno 2022 Review: BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND Embraces Tired Tropes, Then Reenergizes Them"]. 'Screen Anarchy', August 17, 2022. Set in 1987, the film stars Vaughan Murrae as Robin, a non-binary teenager whose family moves to a small town in Alberta, where they navigate the challenges of fitting into a new environment by befriending Carter (Dominic Lippa), the school bully.David Ehrlich and Sophie Monks Kaufman, [https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/locarno-film-festival-2022-best-movies/oc1289356_p3001_302189/ "10 Must-See Movies at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival"]. 'IndieWire', August 2, 2022.
Its cast also includes Lacey Oake, Matthew Rankin, Shannon Blanchet, Rohan Khare, Jhztyn Contado, Milana Bochinski, Kaitlyn Haugen, Kristin Johnston, Etta George House, Andrea House, Heather Noel, Ethan Nasr, Joshua Carter, Onika Henry and Desiree Burkett, as well as Anderson himself in a small supporting role as a music teacher.
The film premiered on August 10, 2022 at the 75th Locarno Film Festival,Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2022/07/06/before-i-change-my-mind-sets-world-bow-at-locarno/ "Before I Change My Mind sets world bow at Locarno"]. 'Playback', July 6, 2022. and is slated to have its Canadian premiere at the 2022 FIN Atlantic Film Festival in September.
Production
The film, Anderson's feature debut following a number of short films, was supported in advance of production by both the Inside Out Film and Video Festival's Financing Forum and GLAAD's 2020 list of LGBTQ-centred screenplays in development. It was shot in and around Red Deer, Alberta, in 2021.Lana Michelin, [https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/red-deers-cornerstone-youth-theatre-actor-branches-out-into-feature-films/ "Red Deers Cornerstone Youth Theatre actor branches out into feature films"]. 'Red Deer Advocate', August 5, 2022.
Critical response
'IndieWire' highlighted the film as one of ten must-see films at Locarno, writing that it was "convincingly draped in a soft and transportive 80s aesthetic" and that it "seems determined to confront the challenges and triumphs of self-becoming with the unwavering honesty of someone who remembers them both".
For 'Screen Anarchy', Martin Kudlac wrote that the film effectively subverted and refreshed many of the tropes and clichs of the teen coming-of-age genre.
Awards
At the Calgary International Film Festival, the film was named as one of the ten advance finalists for the festival's RBC Emerging Canadian Artist competition.[https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/calgary-film-finalists-for-emerging-awards-announced "Calgary Film finalists for emerging awards announced"]. 'Calgary Herald', August 25, 2022.
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