No Words Came Down Explained

No Words Came Down
Director:Ryan Flowers
Lisa Pham
Producer:Ryan Flowers
Lisa Pham
Tyler Hagan
Starring:Andrew Gillingham
Tina Hedman
Marysol Folkesson
Cinematography:Ryan Flowers
Lisa Pham
Editing:Ryan Flowers
Studio:Shakey Films
Runtime:23 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

No Words Came Down is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Ryan Flowers and Lisa Pham and released in 2011.[1] The film stars Andrew Gillingham as Thomas, an attractive but shy and socially awkward young man who is set up on a blind date with an older woman named Mary (Tina Hedman).[1]

The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Short Film award.[2] It was subsequently screened at the 2011 Whistler Film Festival, where it won the ShortWork Award for best short film by British Columbia film students.[3]

The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[4]

Notes and References

  1. "TIFF 2011 short films: A complete list". The Globe and Mail, August 19, 2011.
  2. Chris Knight, "Lebanese film wins TIFF's top prize; Starbuck is People's Choice runner-up". National Post, September 19, 2011.
  3. Maggie Langrick, "Winnipeg filmmaker's Keyhole named best Canadian feature". Winnipeg Free Press, December 5, 2011.
  4. "The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011.