Man Running is a Canadian drama film, directed by Gary Burns and released in 2018.[1] The film stars Gord Rand as Jim, a medical doctor running a mountain marathon while wrestling with the ethical complications of assisted suicide after an ill teenage girl (Milli Wilkinson) asks for his help ending her life.[2]

Man Running
Directed byGary Burns
Written byGary Burns
Donna Brunsdale
Produced byGary Burns
Avi Federgreen
Donna Brunsdale
StarringGord Rand
Ivana Shein
Milli Wilkinson
CinematographyPatrick McLaughlin
Edited byGary Burns
Donna Brunsdale
Music byScott Munro
Matt Flegel
Production
company
IndieCan Entertainment
Release date
  • September 17, 2018 (2018-09-17) (Cinéfest)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Production on the film commenced in 2017, with the film being shot in Calgary, Canmore and Kananaskis, Alberta.[3]

The film premiered in September 2018 at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, and had its second screening at the Calgary International Film Festival a week later.[4] The film received several Rosie Award nominations from the Alberta Media Production Industries Association in 2019, including for Best Picture.[5]

The film had its television premiere on August 17, 2019, on CBC Television.[6]

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