Above the Knee

Above the Knee
Directed byGreg Atkins
Written byGreg Atkins
Produced byGreg Atkins
StarringStephen Bogaert
CinematographyJason Tan
Edited byRoderick Deogrades
Dominique Naipaul
Music byDustin Peters
Release date
  • September 2010 (2010-09) (TIFF)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Above the Knee is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Greg Atkins and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Stephen Bogaert as Jack, an office worker who decides to reject the conformity of corporate dress codes by wearing a skirt to work instead of pants, in turn setting off change within his circles of friends and coworkers.[1]

The film's cast also includes Allen Altman, Victoria Adilman, Loic David, Jeff Hammond and Naomi Snieckus.

The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was subsequently named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010.[3]

  1. ^ a b Julia Belluz, "Ode to the short film: The neglected half of TIFF that shouldn't be". Maclean's, September 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Bruce Kirkland, "Little films big on style". Toronto Sun, September 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Canada's Top Ten for 2010". Now, December 15, 2010.