Anne at 13,000 Ft.

The film stars Deragh Campbell as Anne, a shy, socially awkward daycare worker whose attitude to her life and work is radically transformed after she skydives for the first time. Anne goes through the motions of life as a 20-something woman in Toronto, clashes with her co-workers, goes on an awkward Tinder date, and serves as maid of honour at her best friend's wedding. Anne suffers from an unspecified anxiety disorder, which remains undiagnosed throughout the film.{{Cite web|last=Kiang|first=Jessica|date=2020-03-27|title='Anne at 13,000 ft': Film Review|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/anne-at-13000-ft-review-1203528935/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

{{Cast listing|*Deragh Campbell as Anne

• Lawrene Denkers as Barb
• Matt Johnson as Matt
• Michael Kuthe as Michael}}

Anne at 13,000 Ft. premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, before screening at other international festivals, such as the Berlinale.{{Cite web|title=Anne at 13,000 ft|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive-selection/archive-2020/programme/detail/202003753.html|access-date=2021-03-31|website=www.berlinale.de|language=en}} During its festival run, the film was picked up for American distribution by Cinema Guild.{{Cite web|date=October 24, 2019|first=Lauren|last=Malyk|title=Anne at 13,000 ft flies with Cinema Guild|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2019/10/24/anne-at-13000-ft-flies-with-cinema-guild/|access-date=2021-03-31}}

The film was scheduled to be theatrical released on March 20, 2020, but the planned release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-01|title=Brief Encounters {{!}} John Semley|url=https://thebaffler.com/latest/brief-encounters-semley|access-date=2021-03-31|website=The Baffler|language=en-US}} Nearly a year later, the film was released virtually on February 19, 2021, through the TIFF Bell Lightbox,{{Citation|title=digital TIFF Bell Lightbox {{!}} Anne at 13,000 ft|url=https://digital.tiff.net/film/anne-at-13-000-ft/|language=en|access-date=2021-03-31}} and Vancouver's Cinematheque.{{Cite web|title=The Cinematheque / Anne at 13,000 ft|url=https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2021/anne-at-13-000-ft?fbclid=IwAR1W5tTE7DltKrNeqErGHRPtKV_kkErcqlwoQTXCLLlDuHQkv2o-Ji2OUgw_aem_AYqSbBVqGwIUgNrZdLmqqvMKq7U8Ugvl3eQrMO_NR_NAFudaR5TdGGeFF1Tr54qiVYaEnlEnSd0df9ijeNHUE8ym1PMulUZOSdGuEm7Eumo4sHziI6UVdHWFIKqz4s4DuBk|access-date=2021-03-31|website=The Cinematheque|language=en}}

The film received critical acclaim. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Held aloft by Deragh Campbell in the title role, Anne at 13,000 Ft tells the soaring story of a woman who's lost her moorings."{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anne_at_13000_ft|title=Anne at 13,000 ft|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=February 16, 2023}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/anne-at-13000-ft|title=Anne at 13,000 ft Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|access-date=February 16, 2023}}

Jessica Kiang of Variety called the film "a brief, bracing burst of microbudget indie filmmaking at its most powerful." Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail dubbed it "a startling, bracing achievement worth celebrating."{{Cite news|title=Review: Canadian drama Anne at 13,000 ft. is a startling, bracing achievement worth celebrating|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-canadian-drama-anne-at-13000-ft-is-a-startling-bracing-achievement/|access-date=2021-03-31}} Peter Howell of the Toronto Star praised Campbell's "riveting performance as a woman on the verge of vertigo is a sight to behold."{{Cite web|date=2019-08-30|title=Our film critic shares 20 hot picks for TIFF 2019|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2019/08/30/peter-howells-20-hot-picks-for-tiff-2019.html|access-date=2021-03-31|website=thestar.com|language=en}} Norm Wilner of Now wrote that "if the Dardenne brothers remade A Woman Under The Influence, it might look a lot like Radwanski’s latest study of a Torontonian in a slow-motion crisis: this time, his protagonist is a young day-care worker whose equilibrium is slipping out of her grasp."{{Cite web|last1=Wilner|first1=Norman|last2=Sumi|first2=Glenn|last3=Ritchie|first3=Kevin|date=2021-02-19|title=What's new to VOD and streaming this weekend: February 19–21|url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/what-to-watch-this-weekend-february-18-2021|access-date=2021-03-31|website=NOW Magazine}}

In 2021, the film won the Toronto Film Critics Association's $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. It was also nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, and five Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards (winning two for Campbell and Johnson's performances).

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