''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
Barcelona
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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
BravoFACT
BravoFACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) was a Canadian fund that ran continuously from 1995 to 2017. It was established to fund the creation of Canadian arts-based short films and videos. BravoFACT funded shorts from various subject matter ...
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 ''
Enemy
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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"
CTV News
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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
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