Noah (2013 film)

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| name = Noah

| image = Noah (2013 film) poster.jpg

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| caption = Film poster

| director = Walter Woodman
Patrick Cederberg

| producer = Walter Woodman
Patrick Cederberg
Matthew Hornick

| writer = Walter Woodman
Patrick Cederberg

| starring = Sam Kantor
Caitlin McConkey-Pirie
Nina Iordanova

| music =

| cinematography =

| editing = Patrick Cederberg

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| released = {{Film date|2013|9||TIFF}}

| runtime = 17 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

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Noah is a Canadian short drama film, released in 2013.[http://www.fastcocreate.com/3017108/you-need-to-see-this-17-minute-film-set-entirely-on-a-teens-computer-screen "You Need To See This 17-Minute Film Set Entirely On A Teen's Computer Screen"]. Co.create, September 10, 2013. Written and directed by Walter Woodman and Patrick Cederberg as a class project when they were film students at Ryerson University,[http://ryersonfolio.com/tiff-profile-patrick-cederberg-and-walter-woodman-directors-of-noah/ "TIFF Profile: Patrick Cederberg and Walter Woodman, directors of Noah"]. Ryerson Folio, September 7, 2013. the film tells the story of Noah's (Sam Kantor) breakup with his girlfriend Amy (Caitlin McConkie-Pirie) entirely through Noah's use of computer applications such as Facebook, Skype, YouTube, Chatroulette and iTunes.[http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-a-relationship-dies-on-facebook "How a Relationship Dies on Facebook"]. The New Yorker, September 13, 2013.

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wme-signs-young-filmmaking-trio-650263 "WME Signs Young Filmmaking Trio Behind Award-Winning Short 'Noah' (Exclusive)"]. The Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2013. It subsequently won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/canadian-screen-awards-2014-orphan-black-gabrielle-win-1.2566059 "Canadian Screen Awards 2014: Orphan Black, Gabrielle win"]. CBC News, March 9, 2014.

The film was also one of the inspirations for the Modern Family episode "Connection Lost".[http://www.businessinsider.com/modern-family-episode-shot-entirely-on-iphones-and-ipads-2015-2 "A new episode of 'Modern Family' was shot almost entirely on iPhones and iPads"]. Business Insider, February 18, 2015.

Woodman, Cederberg and Matthew Hornick, the film's coproducer, were subsequently active as the indie pop band Shy Kids, who received a Prism Prize nomination in 2016 for the animated music video for their single "Rockets".{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160211082437/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2016/02/09/20-videos-prism-prize-long-list/ "Here are all 20 videos on the Prism Prize long-list"]}}. chartattack.com, February 9, 2016.