2002-11-11

On Saturday I went to the National Library to see a screening of five Canadian short films, including Sarah Polley’s I Shout Love. Wow. I was totally fucking floored. Watching I Shout Love was like getting kicked in the chest – in a good way. It’s about the end of a relationship; and more broadly, about futility, about struggling for what you love, even when you know you won’t get it. The main characters are played by Kristin Thomson and Matthew Ferguson, and they both deserve big fat kudos. Thomson in particular is riveting. The word ‘intense’ usually makes me roll my eyes so hard I fall over, but it applies here. This is Sarah Polley’s second project as writer/director, and if this is what she’s producing at the ripe old age of 23, I can’t wait to see what’s coming. She turned down the role of Penny Lane in Almost Famous to work on stuff like this, and might I just say, Sarah, you fucking rule.