Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail?

2024 Canadian short film directed by Bec Pecaut

Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail?
Directed by	Bec Pecaut
Written by	Bec Pecaut
Produced by	Emily Harris
Starring	Lio Mehiel Sadie Scott Phyllis Ellis
Cinematography	Alice Stephens
Edited by	Brendan Mills
Music by	Gus Callahan
Production company	OPC Production
Release date	September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time	17 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail? is a 2024 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Bec Pecaut. The film stars Lio Mehiel as Mad, a non-binary person wrestling with their turbulent emotions while recovering from gender-affirming surgery.

The cast also includes Sadie Scott, Phyllis Ellis and Francesca Dill.

The film had its world premiere in the Short Cuts program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film. Continuing its festival run, Are You Scared To Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail? will make its international premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024.

References

^ "TIFF 2024: Are You Scared To Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail?". Hungry 416, September 10, 2024.
Éric Lavallée, "2024 TIFF: Torill Kove, Andrés Ramírez Pulido, Rúnar Rúnarsson & Nebojša Slijepčević Shorts in Toronto". Ioncinema, August 10, 2024.
Steve Pond, "‘The Life of Chuck’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, 15 September 2024.
Pat Mullen, "Sundance Announces Short Films for 2025 Festival". Point of View, December 16, 2024.
Carlos Diaz, "Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024". That Shelf, January 8, 2025.

External links

Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail? at IMDb

v t e Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film
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Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film

Stealing Images (1989)
Shaggie: Letters from Prison (1990)
The Making of Monsters (1991)
Letters of Transit (1992)
Save My Lost Nigga Soul (1993)
Frank's Cock (1994)
Reconstruction (1995)
Letters from Home (1996)
Cotton Candy (1997)
When Ponds Freeze Over (1998)
Discharge (1999)
The Hat (2000)
FILM(dzama) (2001)
Blue Skies (2002)
Aspiration (2003)
Man. Feel. Pain. (2004)
Big Girl (2005)
The Days (2006)
Pool (2007)
Block B (2008)
Danse Macabre (2009)
Little Flowers (2010)
Doubles with Slight Pepper (2011)
Keep a Modest Head (2012)
Noah (2013)
The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer (2014)
Overpass (2015)
Mutants (2016)
Pre-Drink (2017)
Brotherhood (2018)
Delphine (2019)
Benjamin, Benny, Ben (2020)
Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice (2021)
Simo (2022)
Motherland (2023)
Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail? (2024)

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