Can You Wave Bye-Bye?

Can You Wave Bye-Bye?
Directed bySarah Galea-Davis
Written bySarah Galea-Davis
Based on"Can You Wave Bye-Bye, Baby?" by Elyse Gasco
Produced byPaul Barbeau
StarringMiranda Handford
CinematographyNicolas Bolduc
Edited byStephen Philipson
Production
company
NuFilms
Distributed byOuat Media
Release date
  • September 13, 2007 (2007-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Can You Wave Bye-Bye? is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Sarah Galea-Davis and released in 2007.[1] An adaptation of the short story by Elyse Gasco, the film stars Miranda Handford as a young new mother suffering from post-partum depression.[2]

The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was subsequently screened at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival in 2008, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[3] It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 29th Genie Awards,[4] and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 10th Jutra Awards.[5]

  1. ^ a b "CanLit galore at Toronto's film fest". Quill & Quire, August 30, 2007.
  2. ^ "Story of depressed mom wins award at Worldwide Short Film Fest". CBC News, June 16, 2008.
  3. ^ "Bye-Bye wins big at CFC shorts fest". Playback, June 17, 2008.
  4. ^ Peter Knegt, "“Necessities of Life” Leads Genie Nods". IndieWire, February 10, 2009.
  5. ^ Joël Martel, "Un Jutra pour Sébastien Pilote et pour Patrick Bouchard?". Voir, February 7, 2008.