''Lay Down Your Heart'' is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by

Marie Clements Marie Clements (born January 10, 1962) is a Canadian Métis playwright, performer, director, producer and screenwriter. She was the founding artistic director of Urban Ink Productions, and is currently co-artistic director of Red Diva Projects, ...

. The film is a portrait of Niall McNeil, a

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

-based theatre performer and writer with Down syndrome. The film premiered on October 6, 2022, at the

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festi ...

, where it was named the winner of the Audience Award for the Portraits program.Angelica Babiera
"VIFF announces nine audience award winners"
'' Playback'', October 19, 2022.

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