Pink Lake is a Canadian drama film, directed by Emily Gan and Daniel Schachter and released in 2020.[1] The film centres on Sam (Charles Brook) and Cora (Alysa Touati), a couple whose relationship is tested when Sam's old friend Nadia (Marie-Marguerite Sabongui) visits to request that Sam become a sperm donor so that she can be a mother.[2]
| Pink Lake | |
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| Directed by | Emily Gan Daniel Schachter |
| Written by | Emily Gan Daniel Schachter |
| Produced by | Emily Gan Daniel Schachter Jacob Potashnik |
| Starring | Charles Brook Alysa Touati Marie-Marguerite Sabongui |
| Cinematography | Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky |
| Edited by | Emily Gan Daniel Schachter Jared Curtis Geoff Klein |
| Music by | Michael Feuerstack |
Production companies | Downtown Balat Headstrong Films |
| Distributed by | Filmoption International |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film was written by Gan and Schachter based in part on their own real-life relationship debates about whether they were ready to have kids, and shot in 2019 at Brook's cottage on Pink Lake in the Outaouais region of Quebec.[3] Apart from Sabongui and a small supporting appearance by Sophie Desmarais, it was acted principally by non-professional actors.[3]
The film premiered in the True North program at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival.[4] Due to the disruptions of film distribution caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, however, it did not go into commercial release until 2022.[5]
