Her Friend Adam is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Ben Petrie and released in 2016.[1] The film stars Petrie as Robert, a man whose insecurities about his relationship with his girlfriend Liv (Grace Glowicki) explode into a fight after he suspects her of having an affair with her friend Adam (Andrew Chown) even though Adam is gay.[1]

Her Friend Adam
Directed byBen Petrie
Written byBen Petrie
Produced byKristy Neville
StarringBen Petrie
Grace Glowicki
Andrew Chown
CinematographyKelly Jeffrey
Edited byBen Petrie
Release date
  • January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22) (Sundance)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was inspired in part by Petrie's own experiences of feeling misplaced jealousy in his own real-life relationship with Glowicki.[2]

The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where Glowicki won a Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance.[3]

It was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2016.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alex Southey, "Her Friend Adam (Review)". Hollywood North Magazine, January 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Stephen Saito, "Interview: Ben Petrie on the Envious Position of 'Her Friend Adam'". The Moveable Feast, August 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Twenty Five New Faces of Independent Film: Ben Petrie". Filmmaker Magazine, 2016.
  4. ^ "TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival". CBC News, December 7, 2016.
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