Down River (2013 film)
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Benjamin Ratner
| Down River | |
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| Directed by | Benjamin Ratner |
| Written by | Benjamin Ratner |
| Produced by | James Brown Andrew Halliwell Benjamin Ratner |
| Starring | Helen Shaver Gabrielle Miller Jennifer Spence Colleen Rennison |
| Cinematography | Larry Lynn |
| Edited by | Robert Wenzek |
| Music by | Chris Ainscough |
Production companies | Gossamer Creative Haven Films |
| Distributed by | Indiecan Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Down River is a Canadian drama film, directed by Benjamin Ratner and released in 2013.[1]
Created as a tribute to actress Babz Chula following her death in 2010, the film stars Helen Shaver as Pearl, an older woman who is a friend and mentor to actress Fawn (Gabrielle Miller), visual artist Aki (Jennifer Spence) and bisexual musician Harper (Colleen Rennison).[2] The cast also includes Jay Brazeau, Tahmoh Penikett, Ali Liebert, Brian Markinson, Tom McBeath, Nancy Sivak and Hiro Kanagawa.
The film premiered at the 2013 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Most Popular Canadian Film[4] and received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best British Columbia Film award.[5]
- Helen Shaver as Pearl
- Gabrielle Miller as Fawn
- Jennifer Spence as Aki
- Colleen Rennison as Harper
- Jay Brazeau as Larry
- Teach Grant as Todd
- Ali Liebert as Molly
- Peter Flemming as Peter
- Brian Markinson as Otto
- Tahmoh Penikett as Chris
- Daevyd Avalon as Murray (credited as David-Paul Grove)
- Kevin House as Dooley
- Nancy Sivak as Lili
- Hiro Kanagawa as Aki's Father
- Jerry Wasserman as Dr. Leonard
- Tom McBeath as Bob
- Loretta Walsh as Victoria
- Kimberley Sustad as Christie (credited as Kimberly Sustad)
- Nadia Vanessa Rose as Molly's New Girlfriend (credited as Nadia Blanchfield)
- Mike Branham as Harper's Dealer