Man Running (film)

Man Running is a Canadian drama film, directed by Gary Burns and released in 2018.[1] The film stars Gord Rand as Jim, a medical doctor running a mountain marathon while wrestling with the ethical complications of assisted suicide after an ill teenage girl (Milli Wilkinson) asks for his help ending her life.[2]

Man Running
Directed byGary Burns
Written byGary Burns
Donna Brunsdale
Produced byGary Burns
Avi Federgreen
Donna Brunsdale
StarringGord Rand
Ivana Shein
Milli Wilkinson
CinematographyPatrick McLaughlin
Edited byGary Burns
Donna Brunsdale
Music byScott Munro
Matt Flegel
Production
company
IndieCan Entertainment
Release date
  • September 17, 2018 (2018-09-17) (Cinéfest)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Production on the film commenced in 2017, with the film being shot in Calgary, Canmore and Kananaskis, Alberta.[3]

The film premiered in September 2018 at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, and had its second screening at the Calgary International Film Festival a week later.[4] The film received several Rosie Award nominations from the Alberta Media Production Industries Association in 2019, including for Best Picture.[5]

The film had its television premiere on August 17, 2019, on CBC Television.[6]

References
  1. "Calgary filmmaker Gary Burns' new drama Man Running explores personal crisis of a marathoner". Calgary Herald, November 4, 2017.
  2. "Tormented Doctor Portrayed in Film 'Man Running"'". Cochrane Now, April 18, 2019.
  3. "Cameras rolling in Calgary on Man Running". Playback, October 23, 2017.
  4. "Calgary filmmaker Gary Burns tackles dark and rough terrain with tale about a runner in crisis". Calgary Herald, September 20, 2018.
  5. "Heartland, Caution: May Contain Nuts lead Alberta Film and Television Award nominations". Calgary Herald, March 21, 2019.
  6. "CBC Films Celebrates Canadian Features This Summer". Channel Canada, July 13, 2019.


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