Suck It Up (film)

{{short description|2017 film directed by Jordan Canning}}

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| director = Jordan Canning

| producer = Marc Tetreault
Jason Levangie
Carol Whiteman
Sandra Quinn

| writer = Julia Hoff

| starring = Erin Carter
Grace Glowicki

| music = Ben Fox

| cinematography = Guy Godfree

| editing = Simone Smith

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| released = {{Film date|2017|01|23|Slamdance Film Festival}}

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Suck It Up is a 2017 Canadian drama film directed by Jordan Canning.{{Citation|title=Suck It Up|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6079702/|access-date=2018-12-30}} It premiered in competition at the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://showcase.slamdance.com/Suck-it-Up|title=Suck it Up - Slamdance|website=showcase.slamdance.com|access-date=2018-12-30}}

In December 2017, the film had its European premiere at the Frankfurt B3 Biennale,{{Cite web|author= |title=German Premiere Suck it up (OV english) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129073742/http://www.b3biennale.de/Suck-it-up-OV-english.html |archive-date=29 November 2017 |url=http://www.b3biennale.de/Suck-it-up-OV-english.html|website=www.b3biennale.de|access-date=2024-07-22 |url-status=dead}} where it was awarded the Best Feature Film Award at the festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.b3biennale.de/BEN---the-B3-prizes.html|title=BEN – the B3 prizes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221110839/http://www.b3biennale.de/BEN---the-B3-prizes.html|archive-date=21 February 2019|website=www.b3biennale.de|access-date=2018-12-30}}

The film is about two best friends, both of whom have recently lost the same man - for Ronnie, her brother, for Faye, her first love.

Canning was nominated for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award.Barry Hertz, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/directors-guild-of-canada-reveals-long-list-for-discovery-award/article36160959/ "Directors Guild of Canada reveals long list for Discovery Award"]. The Globe and Mail, September 5, 2017.