Fail to Appear
{{Infobox film
| name = Fail to Appear
| image = Fail to Appear poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = Antoine Bourges
| producer = Antoine Bourges
Karen Harnisch
Daniel Montgomery
| writer = Antoine Bourges
| starring = Deragh Campbell
Nathan Roder
| music =
| cinematography = Nikolay Michaylov
| editing = Antoine Bourges
Ajla Odobasic
| studio = Film Forge Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2017|09|29|VIFF}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
}}Fail to Appear is a 2017 Canadian independent drama film directed by Antoine Bourges in his feature film directorial debut.Marsha Lederman, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-review-fail-to-appear-is-an-utterly-watchable-piece-of-experimental/ "Review: Fail to Appear is an utterly watchable piece of experimental Canadian film"]. The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2018. The film stars Deragh Campbell as Isolde, a social services caseworker trying to assist Eric (Nathan Roder), a man who is about to face a criminal trial on charges of theft.Kevin Rakestraw, [https://filmpulse.net/fail-to-appear-review/ "FAIL TO APPEAR Review"]. Film Pulse, May 23, 2018.
The film premiered at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Reception
Marsha Lederman of The Globe and Mail describe the film as "an utterly watchable piece of experimental Canadian film", and the publication ranked it one of the top 10 best Canadian films of the year.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-the-top-10-canadian-films-of-2018/|title=The top 10 Canadian films of 2018|last=Hertz|first=Barry|date=December 24, 2018|access-date=November 14, 2019}} Norman Wilner of Now called it "formally rigorous but surprisingly moving".{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/api/content/53ba642c-69b3-11e8-8e63-12408cbff2b0/|title=Review: indie film Fail To Appear is simple yet powerful|last=Wilner|first=Norman|date=June 6, 2018|website=Now|language=en-us|access-date=November 14, 2019}}
The film received three award nominations from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle, for Best Canadian Film, Best Actress in a Canadian Film (Campbell), and Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film (Roder).{{Cite web|url=https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2017/12/15/2018-nominees-announced/|title=2018 Nominees Announced|date=2017-12-15|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt7493472|Fail to Appear}}
Category:Canadian independent films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:2017 directorial debut films