''Like the Ones I Used to Know'' () is a Canadian short drama film, directed by
Annie St-Pierre
Annie St-Pierre is a Canadian film director and producer from Saint-Pascal, Quebec. She is most noted for her documentary film '' All That We Make (Fermières)'', which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the ...
and released in 2021. The film stars
Steve Laplante
Steve Laplante (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance as David in the 2022 film ''Viking'', for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Fil ...
as Denis, a recently divorced father who is struggling with his emotions as he prepares to pick up his kids, including daughter Julie ( Lilou Roy-Lanouette), at the home of his former in-laws on
Christmas Eve
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.
The cast also includes
Larissa Corriveau
Larissa Corriveau is a Canadian actress from Montreal, Quebec.-
In 2019, she drew acclaim for her film debut in Denis Côté’s ''Ghost Town Anthology'' (International Competition, 69th Berlin international Film Festival); her portrayal of the ...
, Laurent Lemaire, Jérémy Tremblay Boudreau, Alice Charbonneau, Émir Cloutier, Catherine Dumas, Amélie Grenier, Jérémie Jacob, Mingo L'Indien, Marc Larrivée and Gilles Pilon.
The film premiered at the
2021 Sundance Film Festival
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.
Awards
The film won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2021
Saguenay International Short Film Festival
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, and the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2021
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Nouveau-Brunswick, November 18, 2021.
It was named to the
Toronto International Film Festival
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's annual year-end
Canada's Top Ten
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list for 2021.
It was subsequently named to the initial shortlist for the
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, ''Best Short Subject, On ...
for the
94th Academy Awards
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, but was not one of the final nominees.
The film was a
Canadian Screen Award
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10th Canadian Screen Awards
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, and won the
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for
Best Live Action Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under numerous names, since 1957.
From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, ''Best Short Subject, On ...
at the
24th Quebec Cinema Awards
The 24th Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 5, 2022, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2021. The ceremony was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt.
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