LA Times/ Gary Goldstein Bleak but not hopeless, gut-wrenching but not self-pitying, the Canadian drama “Never Steady, Never Still” is a skillful, sensitively wrought portrait of moving forward despite life’s greater setbacks. Writer-director Kathleen Hepburn takes a mostly quiet, internal, observational approach to some big emotional territory as she follows a pivotal year for a deeply … Read More
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A Mother and Son Battle Grief in the Chilly but Beautiful “Never Steady, Never Still”
The Village Voice/ Serena Donadoni The austere beauty of Never Steady, Never Still reflects the stripped-down lives of Kathleen Hepburn’s self-contained characters, who require little and ask for less. Judy (Shirley Henderson) has early-onset Parkinson’s disease, and only allows herself to express regret and disappointment at a mobility support group (where everyone else is elderly). Living in peaceful … Read More
‘Never Steady, Never Still’: Film Review
The Hollywood Reporter/ John DeFore Kathleen Hepburn’s feature debut stars Shirley Henderson as a mother coping with Parkinson’s disease. One of several breakthrough indies of late to have started life as a short film, Kathleen Hepburn’s Never Steady, Never Still goes to a place where life is not easy, then seeks out those who have it tougher than … Read More
Locally-shot film up for Leo Award
Frank Peebles / Prince George Citizen The 2018 Leo Awards announced their nominees’ list and northern B.C. is in the frame. The Leos are the trophies for B.C.’s bustling screen arts industry, covering feature-length films, short-films, documentaries, television, online programming and more. For the first time in Leos history, a movie based in this area … Read More
Leo Award Nominees 2018
The Thunderbird Group received 32 Leo Award Nominations this morning in 26 different categories. All Thunderbird nominees are listed below. Congratulations to all the nominees! “Through a system of peer adjudication, with final ballot tabulation by Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants, we are pleased to confirm the following 2018 Leo Award Recipients. We would like … Read More
Never Steady, Never Still film review – An impressive performance from seasoned actors
Allan Hunter/ Express 4 Stars SHIRLEY Henderson is a recent Olivier Award winner for her stage triumph in Girl From The North Country and she is every bit as impressive in Never Steady, Never Still. Set in a wintry British Columbia this is a real heartbreaker in which moments of happiness are cherished for their … Read More
Never Steady, Never Still (2018)
Graeme Robertson/ Fan Carpet 4 1/2 Stars It’s hardly the most original statement in the world to say that “life is hard”. With bills to pay, illnesses to fight and families to deal with, life can sometimes feel like a never-ending struggle that only seems to get tougher with each passing moment. This brings me … Read More
Film Review: Never Steady, Never Still
Mike McNulty/ The London Economic 4 Stars The nuanced ambition of Kathleen Hepburn’s 2017 TIFF entry and debut feature, Never Steady, Never Still, based on her short film of the same name, is soaked in the melancholy of quiet suffering. The film takes inspiration from Hepburn’s close personal experience with Parkinson’s disease, the director’s mother having … Read More
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend
Donald Clarke/ The Irish Times Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend New this week: An Irish zombie pic, a feminist western and a Canadian drama NEVER STEADY, NEVER STILL ★★★★ Directed by Kathleen Hepburn. Starring Shirley Henderson, Théodore Pellerin, Nicholas Campbell, Jared Abrahamson, Mary Galloway. Club, Triskel, Cork; IFI, Dublin, … Read More
Never Steady, Never Still: A beautiful, wintry, heartfelt film
Tara Brady/ The Irish Times 4 Stars Review: Poignancy and visual poetry mark director Hepburn as major new talent The ever-impressive Shirley Henderson gives a career-best performance in Kathleen Hepburn’s remarkably sure-footed directorial debut. Judy (Henderson), a woman living in far-flung British Columbia, is struggling with debilitating tremors in the later stages of Parkinson’s. Every button, every … Read More
