Before I Change My Mind

Before I Change My Mind is a Canadian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2022.[1] Set in 1987, the film stars Vaughan Murrae as Robin, a non-binary person whose family moves to a small town in Alberta, where they navigate the challenges of fitting into a new environment by befriending Carter (Dominic Lippa), the school bully.[2]

Before I Change My Mind
Directed byTrevor Anderson
Written byTrevor Anderson
Fish Griwkowsky
Produced byKatrina Beatty
Alyson Richards
StarringVaughan Murrae
Dominic Lippa
Lacey Oake
CinematographyWes Miron
Edited byJustin Lachance
Music byLyle Bell
Production
companies
Loud Whisper Productions
Outside Line Studio
Release date
  • August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) (Locarno)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Its cast also includes Lacey Oake, Matthew Rankin, Shannon Blanchet, Rohan Khare, Jhztyn Contado, Milana Bochinska, Kaitlyn Haugen, Kristin Johnston, Etta George House, Andrea House, Heather Noel, Ethan Nasr, Joshua Carter, Onika Henry, and Desiree Burkett, as well as Anderson himself in a small supporting role as a music teacher.

The film premiered on August 10, 2022 at the 75th Locarno Film Festival,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 FIN Atlantic Film Festival in September.

Production

The film, Anderson's feature debut following a number of short films, was supported in advance of production by both the Inside Out Film and Video Festival's Financing Forum and GLAAD's 2020 list of LGBTQ-centred screenplays in development.[3] It was shot in and around Red Deer, Alberta, in 2021.[4]

Critical response

IndieWire highlighted the film as one of ten must-see films at Locarno, writing that it was "convincingly draped in a soft and transportive ‘80s aesthetic" and that it "seems determined to confront the challenges and triumphs of self-becoming with the unwavering honesty of someone who remembers them both".[2]

For Screen Anarchy, Martin Kudlac wrote that the film effectively subverted and refreshed many of the tropes and clichés of the teen coming-of-age genre.[1]

Awards

At the Calgary International Film Festival, the film was named as one of the ten advance finalists for the festival's RBC Emerging Canadian Artist competition.[5]

The film was longlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[6]

Lacey Oake won the award for Best Performance in a Female Role at the 2022 Iris Prize.[7]

The film won three Rosie Awards at the 2022 Alberta Film and Television Awards, for Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay for a Feature Film (Anderson, Griwkowsky) and Best Cinematography in a Feature Film (Wes Miron).[8]

References
  1. Martin Kudlac, "Locarno 2022 Review: BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND Embraces Tired Tropes, Then Reenergizes Them". Screen Anarchy, August 17, 2022.
  2. David Ehrlich and Sophie Monks Kaufman, "10 Must-See Movies at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival". IndieWire, August 2, 2022.
  3. Kelly Townsend, "Before I Change My Mind sets world bow at Locarno". Playback, July 6, 2022.
  4. Lana Michelin, "Red Deer’s Cornerstone Youth Theatre actor branches out into feature films". Red Deer Advocate, August 5, 2022.
  5. "Calgary Film finalists for emerging awards announced". Calgary Herald, August 25, 2022.
  6. "JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD LONG LIST DROPS AT VISIONARIES" Archived 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Yahoo! Movies, September 11, 2022.
  7. Alastair James, "Tarneit wins £30,000 Iris Prize Award at LGBTQ Film Festival". Attitude, 16 October 2022.
  8. Jenny Feniak, "Edmonton features see big wins at the 2022 Alberta film and TV awards". Edmonton Journal, September 26, 2022.
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