Swan Song (2023 film)

Swan Song is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by Chelsea McMullan.[1] The film profiles National Ballet of Canada artistic director and former dancer Karen Kain as she directs a production of Swan Lake for the company as her final project before retiring.[2]

Swan Song
Directed byChelsea McMullan
Written byChelsea McMullan
Sean O'Neill
Produced bySean O'Neill
StarringKaren Kain
CinematographyTess Girard
Shady Hanna
Production
companies
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Mercury Films
Quiet Ghost
Visitor Media
Distributed byBlue Ice Docs
CBC Television
Release date
  • September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Actress Neve Campbell is an executive producer.[3]

The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] and screened at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,[5] the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival,[6] and the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival.[7]

An expanded four-part television version is slated to air in November on CBC Television and CBC Gem.[8]

Awards

At Cinéfest, the film was runner-up for the Audience Choice award for Best Documentary Film.[9] At Calgary, the film won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.[6]

References
  1. Pat Mullen, "Swan Song, Nickelback, Paul Simon Lead First TIFF Doc Titles". Point of View, July 24, 2023.
  2. Pat Mullen, "Neve Campbell Boards TIFF-Bound Doc Swan Song as Executive Producer". Point of View, July 25, 2023.
  3. Manori Ravindran, "Neve Campbell Boards TIFF-Bound Ballet Documentary ‘Swan Song’ as Executive Producer". Variety, July 25, 2023.
  4. Leonard Pearce, "TIFF 2023 Adds Documentaries by Frederick Wiseman, Errol Morris, Raoul Peck, Roger Ross Williams & More". The Film Stage, July 26, 2023.
  5. Heidi Ulrichsen, "Cinéfest 2023 features strong Canadian content". Sudbury.com, August 23, 2023.
  6. Aryn Toombs, "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled". LiveWire Calgary, September 25, 2023.
  7. Aleesha Harris, "'Star-studded' films among highlights of upcoming Vancouver International Film Festival". Vancouver Sun, August 10, 2023.
  8. Greg David, "CBC sets fall 2023 streaming and broadcast premiere dates for new and returning original series on CBC Gem and CBC Television". TV, eh?, August 24, 2023.
  9. "Cinéfest reveals 2023 award winners". Sudbury.com, September 28, 2023.


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