Above the Knee is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Greg Atkins and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Stephen Bogaert as Jack, an office worker who decides to reject the conformity of corporate dress codes by wearing a skirt to work instead of pants, in turn setting off change within his circles of friends and coworkers.[1]

Above the Knee
Directed byGreg Atkins
Written byGreg Atkins
Produced byGreg Atkins
StarringStephen Bogaert
CinematographyJason Tan
Edited byRoderick Deogrades
Dominique Naipaul
Music byDustin Peters
Release date
  • September 2010 (2010-09) (TIFF)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film's cast also includes Allen Altman, Victoria Adilman, Loic David, Jeff Hammond and Naomi Snieckus.

The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was subsequently named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Julia Belluz, "Ode to the short film: The neglected half of TIFF that shouldn't be". Maclean's, September 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Bruce Kirkland, "Little films big on style". Toronto Sun, September 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Canada's Top Ten for 2010". Now, December 15, 2010.
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