Eadweard (film)

Eadweard is a 2015 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kyle Rideout and written and produced by Josh Epstein. The film, a psychological drama, stars Michael Eklund as photographer Eadweard Muybridge.[1] The film's Canadian premiere was at the Vancouver International Film Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia on October 2, 2015.[2]

The film began shooting around Greater Vancouver in July 2013.[3]

Eadweard stars Michael Eklund, Sara Canning, Torrance Coombs, Christopher Heyerdahl, Jodi Balfour, Charlie Carrick and Jonathon Young.[4]

Aside from screening at various film festivals, the film had a successful theatrical run in several Canadian cities.[5]

Rideout and Epstein, actors, had previously appeared in a stage play depicting Muybridge's life, Studies in Motion — the Hauntings of Eadweard Muybridge.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Eadweard". VIFF. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "VIFF Pull-Out Schedule" (PDF). VIFF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ^ Mark Leiren-Young (2013-06-27). "Hollywood North: Michael Eklund pioneers a new look for Vancouver-shot feature Eadweard". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  4. ^ Rideout, Kyle (2015-02-28), Eadweard, retrieved 2016-02-17
  5. ^ Chris Knight (2015-10-09). "Eadweard review". National Post. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  6. ^ Richard Ouzonian (2010-11-25). "Studies in Motion is all sizzle, no steak". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  7. ^ "STUDIES IN MOTION: The Hauntings of Eadweard Muybridge - Electric Company Theatre". Electric Company Theatre. Retrieved 2016-02-17.