Her Friend Adam Explained

Her Friend Adam
Director:Ben Petrie
Producer:Kristy Neville
Starring:Ben Petrie
Grace Glowicki
Andrew Chown
Cinematography:Kelly Jeffrey
Editing:Ben Petrie
Runtime:17 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Her Friend Adam is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Ben Petrie and released in 2016.[1] The film stars Petrie as Robert, a man whose insecurities about his relationship with his girlfriend Liv (Grace Glowicki) explode into a fight after he suspects her of having an affair with her friend Adam (Andrew Chown) even though Adam is gay.[1]

The film was inspired in part by Petrie's own experiences of feeling misplaced jealousy in his own real-life relationship with Glowicki.[2]

The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where Glowicki won a Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance.[3]

It was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2016.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Alex Southey, "Her Friend Adam (Review)". Hollywood North Magazine, January 17, 2017.
  2. Stephen Saito, "Interview: Ben Petrie on the Envious Position of 'Her Friend Adam'". The Moveable Feast, August 25, 2016.
  3. https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/ben-petrie/#.XUsYint7mUk "Twenty Five New Faces of Independent Film: Ben Petrie"
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tiff-canada-top-10-films-2016-1.3884421 "TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival"