Workhorse_(film)

<i>Workhorse</i> (film)

Workhorse (film)

2019 film by Cliff Caines

Workhorse is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Cliff Caines and released in 2019.[1] A meditation on the relationship between humans and animals, the film profiles a logger and a farmer who still to this day use old-fashioned workhorses rather than contemporary mechanical equipment in their jobs, as well as a family who raise and train horses to participate in workhorse competitions at agricultural fairs.[2]

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The film premiered on November 17, 2019 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival.[3]

Ryan Randall won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021,[4] and was a nominee for the Canadian Society of Cinematographers' Robert Brooks Award for Documentary Cinematography.

References

  1. [1]
    Leslie Felperin, "Workhorse review – beautiful but plodding paean to beasts of burden". The Guardian, April 6, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Pat Mullen, "‘Workhorse’ an Equine Elegy". Point of View, May 7, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Kelsey Rolfe, "Concordians bring their films to the 2019 Montreal International Documentary Festival". Concordia University, November 5, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.


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