''Paseo'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by

Matthew Hannam Matthew Hannam (born September 8, 1981) is a Canadian film and television editor and director. He is a two-time Canadian Screen Award winner for editing, winning the award for Best Film Editing at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for his w ...

and released in 2018. The film stars

Sarah Gadon Sarah Lynn Gadon (born April 4, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She began her acting career guest-starring in a number of television series, such as ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1999), '' Mutant X'' (2002), and ''Dark Oracle'' (2004). She also ...

as Alice, a woman who is exploring the city of

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as she copes with feelings of loneliness and isolation.Pat Mullen
"Architecture of Vision: Matthew Hannam and Sarah Gadon's 'Paseo'"
''Cinemablographer'', September 13, 2018. The film was awarded a production grant from

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in 2015, and was inspired in part by the time that Hannam and Gadon spent in Barcelona while working on

Denis Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve (; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for '' Maelström'' in 2001, '' Polytechnique'' in 2009, ''Incendies ...

's film ''

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''. Its cast also includes

Peter Mooney Peter Mooney (born August 19, 1983) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Officer Nick Collins on the police drama series ''Rookie Blue'' and for playing Sir Kay on the historical fantasy series ''Camelot''. Early life Mooney was born in Wi ...

and Alejandro Alvarez Cadilla. The film premiered at the

2018 Toronto International Film Festival The 43rd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 6 to 16, 2018. In June 2018, the TIFF organizers announced a program to ensure that at least 20 percent of all film critics and journalists given press accreditation to ...

. It was subsequently named to TIFF's year-end

Canada's Top Ten Canada's Top Ten is an annual honour, compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival and announced in December each year to identify and promote the year's best Canadian films."Canada's Top Ten awards will honour excellence in Canadian cinema" ...

list for short films in 2018."TIFF's Top 10 Canadian Films names 'Anthropocene', Haida-language feature"

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, December 5, 2018.

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* 2018 films 2018 short films Canadian drama short films Films shot in Barcelona Films set in Barcelona 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub