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Lay Me by the Shore

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Lay Me by the Shore
Directed byDavid Findlay
Written byDavid Findlay
Produced byJoaquin Cardoner
StarringIsla Pouliot
Kai Smith
CinematographyEvan Prosofsky
Edited byAlexander Farah
Music byOla Fløttum
Production
company
Asymetric
Release date
  • February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14) (Berlin)
Running time
19 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Lay Me by the Shore is a 2022 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by David Findlay.[1] Acted by a cast of non-professional teen actors,[2] the film stars Isla Pouliot as Noah, a transgender teenager trying to navigate his grief over the death of his best friend in an accident as he completes his final months of high school.[3]

Its cast also includes Kai Smith, Aslan Campbell, Gwenna Cooper, Nicky Lee Evans, Vivi Harder and Brennan Smart.

The film premiered in the Generation14Plus program at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival,[4] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.[6]

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