| Be Still | |
| Director: | Elizabeth Lazebnik |
| Producer: | Sara Blake |
| Based On: | Be Still by Janet Munsil |
| Starring: | Piercey Dalton Daniel Arnold |
| Music: | Joshua Hemming |
| Cinematography: | Suzanne Friesen |
| Editing: | Joshua Hemming |
| Studio: | Ceroma Films |
| Runtime: | 83 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Be Still is a Canadian drama film, directed by Elizabeth Lazebnik and released in 2021.[1] 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.[1]
The film stars Piercey Dalton as Maynard and Daniel Arnold as her husband Richard,[2] with its supporting cast including James McDougall, Amber Taylor, Meredith Hama-Brown, Sophie Merasty, Anja Savcic, Cameron Grierson, Brendan Taylor, Dakota Guppy and Ariel Ladret.
The film premiered at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.[3]
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).[4] Lazebnik was also nominated for the One to Watch award.[4]