Workhorse (film)

Workhorse
Directed byCliff Caines
Written byCliff Caines
Produced byCliff Caines
CinematographyRyan Randall
Edited byCliff Caines
Roland Schlimme
Music byTom Third
Production
company
Headframe Films
Release date
  • November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) (RIDM)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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]

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.

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