Look at Me (2024 film)

{{short description|2024 Canadian comedy-drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Look at Me

| image = Look At Me Poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Taylor Olson

| producer = Taylor Olson
Koumbie
Kirsten Luella Bruce

| writer = Taylor Olson

| starring = Taylor Olson
Koumbie

| music =

| cinematography = Tim Mombourquette

| editing = Shawn Beckwith

| studio = Afro Viking Pictures

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2024|1|22|Slamdance}}

| runtime = 87 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Look at Me is a 2024 Canadian comedy-drama film, written, produced, and directed by Taylor Olson.Ryan Devir, [https://filmthreat.com/reviews/look-at-me-2024/ "Look at Me"]. Film Threat, March 1, 2024. Adapted from his own semi-autobiographical stage play of the same name, the film stars Olson as a fictionalized version of himself, a bisexual actor who goes on a difficult emotional journey toward self-acceptance after suffering a relapse in his prior struggle with an eating disorder.Mark Robins, [https://www.halifaxpresents.com/film/halifax-filmmaker-taylor-olson-turns-the-lens-on-himself-with-look-at-me/ "Halifax filmmaker Taylor Olson turns the lens on himself with Look At Me"]. Halifax Presents, December 14, 2023.

The cast also includes Koumbie, Sam Vigneault, Josh MacDonald, Oliver Boyle, Jessica Barry, Thom Payne, Jeremy Smith, Matthew Lumley, Frietzen Kenter, Varun Guru, Emily Jewer, Beth Amiro, David Light, Kathleen Dorian, Peter Sarty, Richie Wilcox and Stephanie MacDonald in supporting roles.

Olson has called the film a "fictional autobiography", clarifying that while the film is based on his own personal experiences, some parts of it were fictionalized for the purposes of making the story more dramatically compelling. His original play was a one-man show, with the other characters added for the film.

The film premiered in the Unstoppable Features section of the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2023 |author=Taimur Sikander Mirza |title=Taylor Olson's Look At Me to world premiere at Slamdance |website=Playback |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2023/12/05/taylor-olsons-look-at-me-to-world-premiere-at-slamdance/ |access-date=2025-02-21}} It had its Canadian premiere at the Canadian Film Festival, where Olson won the award for Best Performance.Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2024/03/25/doubles-leads-2024-canadian-film-fest-winners/ "Doubles leads 2024 Canadian Film Fest winners"]. Playback, March 25, 2024.