Daniel lives in a motel, managed by his parents, in northern Ontario. People come, people go, Daniel hardly notices. Until one day a girl arrives and changes his world.
Only is a glimpse into the heightened impressions and dreams of two unlikely 12-year-olds. Over the course of a single day, they venture on a journey, exploring deep secrets, dark fears, and first love in a pure and powerful meeting of young hearts and minds.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2008
Official Selection International Rome Film Festival 2008
Official Selection Vancouver International Film Festival 2008
Official Selection Slamdance Film Festival 2009
"Before Sunrise crossed with Juno... This movie is a dandelion, a firefly, a first kiss, something real that warms you with a gorgeous soundtrack."
IMDB, Greg Bryk
"A deceptively simple film about two lonely, near-pubescent kids stuck in a snowy nowhere town, Only gently unfolds to become a deft and blunt exploration of the anxious yet romantic world of teens."
R.M. Vaughan, The Globe and Mail
"Two kids wandering through a barren landscape for a day with minimal interaction doesn't sound like a compelling story, but it is
First-time feature filmmakers Veninger and Reynolds have a firm grasp on finding the magic in life's mundane details."
Janis Cole, NOW Magazine. *** (3 out of 4)
"Parry Sound provides the backdrop for this unusually well-observed end-of-childhood piece, which finds a pair of 12-year-olds (Jacob Switzer and Elena Hudgins) enacting a junior Before Sunrise courtship over one faintly enchanted afternoon. Co-directors Ingrid Veninger and Simon Reynolds have wisely resisted the temptation to over-manage their young leads and the kids respond with impressively unaffected performances. They truly seem to be listening to each other."
Adam Nayman, EYE Magazine. **** (4 out of 5)
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