We Were Wolves
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1h 34m
Toronto International Film Festival
Atlantic Film Festival
Whistler Film Festival
After the death of their father, two estranged brothers return to the family cottage to sort through his possessions. Over the course of three days, they must learn to let go of the man they mythologized and accept responsibility for the men they have become.
Canada - 2014 - 1h 34m
Directed By: Jordan Canning
Written By: Steve Cochrane, Jordan Canning
Starring: Peter Mooney, Steve Cochrane, Lynda Boyd
Director Biography - Jordan Canning
Jordan Canning has directed more than a dozen short films which have played at festivals all over the world, including the Tribeca Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and Interfilm Berlin. Her first feature, WE WERE WOLVES, premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Her second feature, SUCK IT UP, premiered at Slamdance 2017 and won Best Feature Film at the B3 Frankfurt Biennale. Her third feature, an omnibus film called ORDINARY DAYS, won Best Director at the 2018 Canadian Film Festival. She directed all 23 episodes of the CTV digital series SPACE RIDERS: DIVISION EARTH. The show won the 2014 Canadian Screen Award for Best Digital Series and four Canadian Comedy Awards, including Best Director. She has directed on numerous television series, including two seasons of the Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning SCHITT’S CREEK. Her work includes hour-long dramas – SAVING HOPE (CTV), PRETTY HARD CASES (CBC), BURDEN OF TRUTH (CW), FAMILY LAW (Global), NURSES (NBC) – and half-hour comedies – BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW (IFC), THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES (CBC), LITTLE DOG (CBC) – and she has won two Canadian Screen Awards and a DGC Award for directing. Jordan is a 2010 graduate of the Director’s Lab at the Canadian Film Centre and an alumnus of TIFF Talent Lab, TIFF Pitch This!, and Women in the Director’s Chair.
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