Kim Albright is a Canadian film director based in Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] whose debut feature film With Love and a Major Organ was released in 2023.[2]
Originally from Westmount, Quebec,[1] she was educated at McGill University and in Edinburgh, remaining in the United Kingdom for most of the 2000s and 2010s as a director of commercials and music videos before returning to Canada in 2017.[1] In her early career she also directed a number of short films, including Dragonfly (2007), Edward's Turmoil (2009), Albatross (2010), The Purple Plain (2016), The Director (2018) and Bring Out Your Dead (2019).
She did a residency at the Canadian Film Centre in 2018, during which she met playwright Julia Lederer and began to collaborate on a film adaptation of Lederer's stage play With Love and a Major Organ.[3] In 2020 she won two awards from Women in the Directors Chair for the screenplay treatment.[3]
The film went into production in early 2022,[4] and premiered in March 2023 at the South by Southwest festival,[5] followed by its Canadian premiere in July at the Fantasia Film Festival.[6]
The film was named to the initial longlist for the 2023 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award,[7] and won awards for Best Film at the 2023 Reelworld Film Festival,[8] and the 2024 Canadian Film Festival.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c Shawn Bordoff, "Kim Albright: With Love and a Major Organ". Hollywood North Magazine, January 19, 2024.
- ^ J. Hurtado, "Fantasia 2023 Review: WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN Is One From The Heart, Whatever Shape Yours Takes". Screen Anarchy, August 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Jordan Pinto, "Kim Albright’s With Love and a Major Organ wins WIDC awards". Playback, December 21, 2020.
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "Award-winning script With Love and a Major Organ rolls in Vancouver". Playback, February 15, 2022.
- ^ John Fink, "SXSW Review: With Love and a Major Organ is an Awkward Exploration of Loneliness in an Era of Total Digital Transformation". The Film Stage, March 13, 2023.
- ^ Rachel Ho, "Fantasia 2023: 'With Love and a Major Organ' Dissects the Heart of Our Times". Exclaim!, August 10, 2023.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils 2023 Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2023.
- ^ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "With Love and a Major Organ wins $25,000 prize at Reelworld". Playback, November 14, 2023.
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "Doubles leads 2024 Canadian Film Fest winners". Playback, March 25, 2024.
External links edit
- Kim Albright at IMDb