Laurie Colbert

Laurie Colbert is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with Dominique Cardona.[1] The duo are most noted for their 1999 short film Below the Belt, which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 21st Genie Awards in 2000,[2] and their feature film Margarita, which won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2012.[3]

Their other films have included the documentary shorts Thank God I'm a Lesbian (1992)[4] and My Feminism (1997),[5] and the feature films Finn's Girl (2007)[6] and Catch and Release (2018).[7] Finn wrote Finn's Girl, but she and Cardona co-conceived the idea for the film.[8]

Separately from Cardona, Colbert was an assistant director on Naomi McCormack's short film The Hangman's Bride.

References

  1. ^ Seana Stevenson, "Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert". The Muff Blog, July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Maelstrom leads Genie nominations with 10 including best picture". Moose Jaw Times-Herald, December 13, 2000.
  3. ^ "Margarita grabs audience award at Inside Out Festival". Playback, June 1, 2012.
  4. ^ Lindsay Brown, "Thank God I'm a Lesbian: Fascinating look at gay issues". Halifax Daily News, October 1, 1993.
  5. ^ Janice Kennedy, "Why the F-word is dangerous: Feminism still thrives -- although fewer people say they're feminists". Ottawa Citizen, May 27, 1998.
  6. ^ "Finn's Girl". Variety, June 28, 2007.
  7. ^ Chris Knight, "Catch and Release doesn't bring enough nuance to abortion debate". National Post, July 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Eisner, Ken (2008-06-04). "How Laurie Colbert raised Finn's Girl on a shoestring". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2022-09-10.


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