| Why Don't You Dance? | |
| Director: | Michael Downing |
| Producer: | Joel Awerbuck Bob Banack Meredith Caplan |
| Based On: | "Why Don't You Dance?" by Raymond Carver |
| Starring: | Kenneth Mitchell Deborah Pollitt Bill McDonald |
| Cinematography: | Barry Stone |
| Editing: | Michele Francis |
| Studio: | Charlotte Bernard Entertainment |
| Distributor: | Tzimmes Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 21 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Why Don't You Dance? is a 2002 Canadian short drama film, directed by Michael Downing.[1] Adapted from Raymond Carver's short story "Why Don't You Dance?", the film centres on a young couple (Kenneth Mitchell and Deborah Pollitt) shopping at a yard sale, where the proprietor (Bill McDonald) ultimately accepts a dance with the woman on the lawn as payment instead of money.[2]
The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival.
It was subsequently screened at the Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video,[3] although Glenn Sumi of Now characterized its inclusion in that event as "a bit of a stretch" since it wasn't really a dance film per se.[1]
It received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 24th Genie Awards in 2004.[4]