How to be Alone (2009)

Province: Nova Scotia
Discipline(s): Animation
Spoken Word
Duration: 00:04:00
Credit(s): Andrea Dorfman, Director

Tanya Davis, Writer

Andrea Dorfman, Director of Photography

Tanya Davis, Performer

Walter Forsyth, Producer

Description: A whimsical piece that explores the multi-faceted definition of “alone”; the relationship between solitude and loneliness; and the multitude of ways we can embrace being alone while negating the associated stigmas.

Screened at the CFC’s Worldwide Short Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, and others; won two Nova Scotia Music Awards (for Video of the Year and Digital Artist of the Year), became a global phenomenon after Roger Ebert tweeted the YouTube link. Now available in HD.