''She Stoops to Conquer'' is a 2015 Canadian short film directed by

Zack Russell Zack Russell is a Canadian writer and filmmaker.Andrew Parker"TIFF 2018 Short Takes: Zack Russell on 7A" '' TheGATE.ca'', September 5, 2018. He is most noted for his 2015 short film ''She Stoops to Conquer'', which was the winner of the Canadian Scr ...

. It stars

Kayla Lorette Kayla Lorette is a Canadian actress from Ladysmith, British Columbia.Cole Schisler"Ladysmith’s Kayla Lorette to release new series on Crave New Year’s Day" ''Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle'', December 27, 2019. She is most noted for her performa ...

and

Julian Richings Julian Richings (born 30 August 1956)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at Ancestry.com is a British-Canadian character actor. He has appeared in over 225 films and television series. Career After touring th ...

, and had its world premiere at the

2015 Toronto International Film Festival The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's ''Demolition'' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naom ...

. The film follows "a struggling talent-show performer who wanders into a nightclub disguised in a mask, and is inexplicably attracted to the real-life doppelgänger of her masked character." Lorette wore a prosthetic mask of Richings' face for the film. The film has played numerous festivals worldwide, including the

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Fest ...

, the

Raindance Film Festival Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin, and Brussels. The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to ...

, and the

New Orleans Film Festival The New Orleans Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the nonprofit organization New Orleans Film Society, a film society founded in 1989. The festival has been held since the society's inception. The festival takes place in mid-Oc ...

. The film has garnered critical praise and won the

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for Best Live Action Short Drama at the

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* 2015 films Canadian drama short films 2015 short films Best Live Action Short Drama Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub