Various Positions (film)
Encyclopedia
Various Positions is a film
by Vancouver, BC, lawyer and filmmaker Ori Kowarsky
, starring Carly Pope
and Tygh Runyan
. Various Positions won the 2002 Prix de Montréal at the Montreal World Film Festival
. Although the film takes its title from an album by (and Ira Nadel
's biography of) Leonard Cohen
, the subject of the film is not Cohen, nor does he have any affiliation with the work.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
by Vancouver, BC, lawyer and filmmaker Ori Kowarsky
Ori Kowarsky
Ori Judd Kowarsky is a Vancouver, BC lawyer and filmmaker. His 2002 film, Various Positions, won the Prix de Montréal at the 2002 Montreal World Film Festival.-External links:...
, starring Carly Pope
Carly Pope
-Early life:Pope was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an older brother, Kris, also an actor, and a younger brother, Alexander. She began acting during her high school years in Vancouver where she appeared in stage classics such as The Odd Couple, playing Mickey, and A Midsummer...
and Tygh Runyan
Tygh Runyan
-Life and career:Runyan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father is an environmental science professor at the University of British Columbia, and his mother is a poet...
. Various Positions won the 2002 Prix de Montréal at the Montreal World Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
. Although the film takes its title from an album by (and Ira Nadel
Ira Nadel
Ira B. Nadel is Professor of English at the University of British Columbia. He received his BA & MA from Rutgers University and his PhD. from Cornell University...
's biography of) Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
, the subject of the film is not Cohen, nor does he have any affiliation with the work.