Danny is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Aaron Zeghers and Lewis Bennett and released in 2019.[1] The film is a portrait of Zeghers's uncle Danny Ryder, compiled entirely from VHS footage Ryder recorded of himself in the 1990s during his fatal battle with leukemia.[2]

Danny
Film poster
Directed byAaron Zeghers
Lewis Bennett
StarringDanny Ryder
CinematographyDanny Ryder
Edited byAaron Zeghers
Lewis Bennett
Release date
  • April 2019 (2019-04) (BAFICI)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle award nomination for Best Canadian Documentary at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2019.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Adrian Mack, "VIFF 2019: Danny". The Georgia Straight, September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Shaun Lang, "VIFF: Aaron Zeghers Introduces us to His Late Uncle in DANNY". Hollywood North Magazine, September 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Adrian Mack, "Marriage Story dominates Vancouver Film Critics Circle noms". The Georgia Straight, December 13, 2019.
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