NEVER STEADY, NEVER STILL


[ 2017 . Canada ]


Synopsis



A feature length drama starring Shirley Henderson (Trainspotting, South Cliffe) and Théodore Pellerin (Endorphine, Les Demons) that celebrates the quiet strength of the human spirit, dealing with issues of loss, masculinity, and love through the lives of an eighteen-year-old oil field worker, and his mother, who has been living with Parkinson's disease for over seventeen years.


Cast



SHIRLEY HENDERSON
THÉODORE PELLERIN
NICHOLAS CAMPBELL
MARY GALLOWAY
LORNE CARDINAL
JARED ABRAHAMSON
JONATHAN WHITESELL


Crew



writer/director KATHLEEN HEPBURN
producers TYLER HAGAN & JAMES BROWN
executive producers CAROL WHITEMAN, KATHLEEN HEPBURN & LORI LOZINSKI
cinematography  NORM LI, csc
editor SIMONE SMITH
production design LIZ CAIRNS & SOPHIE JARVIS
sound design OSCAR VARGAS
composer BEN FOX


Supporters



Telefilm Canada, Creative BC, Harold Greenberg Fund, Women in the Director’s Chair


Distribution & Sales



Thunderbird Releasing (Canada, UK, Ireland)
levelFILM (US)
LevelK (World Sales)


Festivals & Awards



World Premiere - Toronto International Film Festival 2017
International Premiere - Busan International Film Festival 2017
US Premiere - Chicago International Film Festival 2017
European Premiere - Valladolid International Film Festival 2017
Vancouver International Film Festival 2017 - BC Emerging Filmmaker Award, Best Director of a Canadian Film, Sea to Sky Award
Vancouver Film Critics' Circle 2017 - Best Canadian Film, Best Director of a Canadian Film, Best Actress in a Canadian Film, Best BC Film
Dublin International Film Festival 2018 - General Jury Prize


Other Festivals



Atlantic International Film Festival 2017
Calgary International Film Festival 2017
Cinefest Sudbury 2017
Denver International Film Festival 2017
Northwest Filmmakers' Fest 2017
Hamilton International Film Festival 2017
Available Light Film Festival 2018
Palm Springs Film Festival 2018
Victoria Film Festival 2018
Atlanta Film Festival 2018
Nashville Film Festival 2018
Seattle International Film Festival 2018
Milwaukee Film Festival 2019