| Drinkwater | |
| Director: | Stephen Campanelli |
| Producer: | Graham Fraser Dennis Swartman |
| Starring: | Daniel Doheny Eric McCormack Louriza Tronco |
| Music: | Rich Walters |
| Cinematography: | Peter Wilke |
| Editing: | Christopher A. Smith |
| Studio: | Suitcase Charlie Films |
| Runtime: | 112 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Drinkwater is a 2021 Canadian coming-of-age comedy film, directed by Stephen Campanelli.[1] The film stars Daniel Doheny as Mike Drinkwater, a teenager living in Penticton, British Columbia, with his father Hank (Eric McCormack); an outsider because his father does not hold down a steady job and instead lives solely off the proceeds of insurance fraud schemes, Mike finds his life transformed when he befriends Wallace (Louriza Tronco), a young woman who moves into the house next door.[2]
The film's cast also includes Jordan Burtchett, Alex Zahara, Linda Darlow, Bob Frazer, Naika Toussaint, Chloe Babcook, Vincent Cheng, Jana Benoit, Lisa Huynh, Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan, Beth Fotheringham, David Allan Pearson, Matt Shay, Quinn Hubscher, and Graham Fraser.
The film premiered at the 2021 Calgary International Film Festival,[3] where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian Narrative Film.[4] It was subsequently screened at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.[5]
Doheny won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021,[6] and McCormack was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film.[7]