''Drinkwater'' is a 2021 Canadian coming-of-age comedy film, directed by

Stephen Campanelli Stephen Campanelli is a movie cameraman and film director. He has been a long-term member of Clint Eastwood's film production crew. Campanelli can speak English, Italian and French. Early life Stephen Campanelli's mother Carmela emigrated from It ...

. The film stars

Daniel Doheny Daniel Doheny (born ) is a Canadian actor known for starring in the Canadian comedy film ''Adventures in Public School'' and the Netflix films ''Alex Strangelove'', a coming-of-age story, and '' The Package'', a raunchy comedy. Early life and e ...

as Mike Drinkwater, a teenager living in

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, British Columbia, with his father Hank (

Eric McCormack Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor and singer, known for his roles as Will Truman in the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', Grant MacLaren in Netflix's ''Travelers'' and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the TNT crime drama ...

); an outsider because his father does not hold down a steady job and instead lives solely off the proceeds of

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schemes, Mike finds his life transformed when he befriends Wallace (

Louriza Tronco Louriza Tronco (born October 21, 1993) is a Canadian actress and singer who is best known for her starring role as Jodi Mappa in the Nickelodeon and YTV musical comedy ''Make It Pop'' and for portraying Yuki (sidekick) in the Disney Channel orig ...

), a young woman who moves into the house next door. The film's cast also includes Jordan Burtchett,

Alex Zahara Alex Zahara is a Canadian television, film and voice actor. Born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, he was involved with theatre while still in school, performing in a stage version of '' MASH''. He later taught the "Acting for Teens" class at the Vanco ...

, Linda Darlow,

Bob Frazer Bob Frazer (born 1971) is a Canadian actor of stage and television. Frazer was born in Ontario. He lives in British Columbia. Career Frazer has won multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, including: "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in ...

, Naika Toussaint, Chloe Babcook, Vincent Cheng, Jana Benoit, Lisa Huynh, Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan, Beth Fotheringham, David Allan Pearson, Matt Shay, Quinn Hubscher, and Graham Fraser. The film premiered at the 2021

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, where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian Narrative Film. It was subsequently screened at the 2021

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, where it won the

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. Doheny won the

Vancouver Film Critics Circle The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia Film and Television Industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and telev ...

award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021, and McCormack was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film.Dana Gee
"The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations"
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'', February 20, 2022.

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* 2021 films 2021 comedy films Canadian coming-of-age comedy films English-language Canadian films Films shot in British Columbia Films set in British Columbia Films directed by Stephen Campanelli 2020s English-language films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub