''Be Still'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Elizabeth Lazebnik and released in 2021.Mike Devlin
"Film about Victoria photographer premieres at Vancouver Film Festival"
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Victoria Times-Colonist The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the September 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ' ...

'', September 29, 2021. An adaptation of Janet Munsil's theatrical play of the same name, the film is a biographical portrait of

Hannah Maynard Hannah Maynard (Bude, 1834 – Victoria, 1918) (née Hatherly) was a Canadian photographer best known for her portrait work and experimental photography involving photomontage and multiple exposures. Many of her photographs are self-portraits, or ...

, a photographer from

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

who was an unheralded innovator in the artistic genre of

surrealism Surrealism is an art movement, art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike s ...

. The film stars Piercey Dalton as Maynard and Daniel Arnold as her husband

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...

, with its supporting cast including James McDougall, Amber Taylor, Meredith Hama-Brown, Sophie Merasty, Anja Savcic, Cameron Grierson, Brendan Taylor, Dakota Guppy and Ariel Ladret. The film premiered at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.Craig Takeuchi
"Vancouver International Film Festival returns to cinemas for 40th-anniversary edition"
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'', September 8, 2021. The film received two

Vancouver Film Critics Circle The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia film and television industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and telev ...

nominations at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021, for Best British Columbia Film and Best Actress in a Canadian Film (Dalton).Dana Gee
"The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations"
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'', February 20, 2022. Lazebnik was also nominated for the One to Watch award.

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* 2021 films Canadian biographical drama films Canadian historical drama films English-language Canadian films Films shot in British Columbia Films set in British Columbia Canadian films based on plays Biographical films about artists 2020s English-language films 2020s Canadian films English-language historical drama films English-language biographical drama films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub