How to Be At Home is a Canadian short film, directed by Andrea Dorfman and released in 2020.[1] A sequel to her 2010 short film How to Be Alone, the film illustrates a spoken word piece by poet Tanya Davis about coping with isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| How to Be At Home | |
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| Directed by | Andrea Dorfman |
| Written by | Tanya Davis |
| Produced by | Annette Clarke |
| Narrated by | Tanya Davis |
| Edited by | Andrea Dorfman |
| Music by | Tanya Davis Daniel Ledwell |
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Running time | 5 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film was created for The Curve, a National Film Board of Canada film series about life during the pandemic.[3]
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[4]
References
edit- ^ Morgan Mullin, "Andrea Dorfman and Tanya Davis teach us How To Be At Home". The Coast, September 24, 2020.
- ^ Alex Billington, "Watch: 'How to Be at Home' Short Film with Stop-Motion Animation". First Showing, November 6, 2020.
- ^ Dave McGinn, "Why the NFB’s breakout short film How to Be at Home leans into loneliness". The Globe and Mail, October 19, 2020.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020" Archived 2021-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.
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