Andrea Dorfman

Films directed by Andrea Dorfman

• Nine (1998)
• Swerve (1998)
• Parsley Days (2000)
• Love That Boy (2003)  (also known as: "Bejön ez a srác", "J'aime ce garçon")
• Sluts: The Documentary (2005)
• There's a Flower in My Pedal (2005)
• Flawed (2010)  (also known as: "Imparfaite")
• How to Be Alone (2010)
• Big Mouth (2012)  (also known as: "Bouche décousue")
• Eulogy for You and Me (2013)
• Heartbeat (2014)
• The Girls of Meru (2018)  (also known as: "Les jeunes filles de Meru")
• Spinster (2019)
• How to Be at Home (2020)  (also known as: "À la maison")
• Heirloom (2021)

Quotes by Andrea Dorfman

"I see being a director as being the person who pulls everyone in to maintain your vision while distilling the best from everyone around you."
-- Andrea Dorfman (source)

"I've always resisted labels. I do drawings, paintings, make film and write. I keep my options open."
-- Andrea Dorfman (source)

For QUOTES about a specific film by Andrea Dorfman, please see:   Parsley Days    Love That Boy    Sluts: The Documentary    Flawed    How to Be Alone    Big Mouth    Heartbeat    Spinster    How to Be at Home   

Bibliography for Andrea Dorfman

Section 1: Publications about Andrea Dorfman

Book Chapters

• Burke, Andrew. "The Art of Craft: The Films of Andrea Dorfman." In The Gendered Screen: Canadian Women Filmmakers, edited by Brenda Austin-Smith and George Melnyk, 25-42. Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010.

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Kelly, Deirdre. "Andrea Dorfman: from YouTube sensation to community activism." Globe and Mail, March 12, 2013.

Web Sites

• "Andrea Dorfman." http://andreadorfman.com/. [official site]

Section 2: Publications about the Films of Andrea Dorfman

Parsley Days (2000)

Book Chapters

• Burke, Andrew. "Site Specific: Visualizing the Vernacular in Andrea Dorfman's Parsley Days." In Rain / Drizzle / Fog: Film and Television in Atlantic Canada, edited by Darrell Varga, 235-241. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2009.

Brief Sections of Books

• Monk, Katherine. Weird Sex and Snowshoes: And Other Canadian Film Phenomena. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2001. (pp. 323-324)

Journal Articles

• Gauthier, Jennifer L. "Where Is Here? Local Visions in Three Canadian Films." Canadian Journal of Film Studies / Revue canadienne d'études cinématographiques 14, no. 2 (2005): 38-53.

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Adilman, Sid. "Andrea Dorfman's first feature, Parsley Days, opens at fest—Director swoons over breakups, not romances." Toronto Star, September 2, 2000.
• Clarkson, Dinah. "Parsley Days success surprised filmmaker." Interview with Andrea Dorfman. Winnipeg Free Press, August 22, 2001.
• Cole, Stephen. "Perhaps parsley should be reserved as a garnish." Review of Parsley Days. National Post, May 4, 2001.
• Cranston, Marla. "Dorfman's debut bound for T.O. fest: Jury member says Parsley Days 'screams integrity'." Halifax Daily News, July 27, 2000.
• Eisner, Ken. "Parsley Days." Review of Parsley Days. Variety, November 20, 2000.
• Ennis, Simon. "Parsley Days." Review of Parsley Days. Take One (Toronto), vol. 10, March-April 2002.
• Franklin, Jody. "Parsley Days." Review of Parsley Days. Cinema Scope, no. 5, Autumn 2000.
• Gillmor, Alison. "Free-floating feature has wonderful charm." Review of Parsley Days. Winnipeg Free Press, August 24, 2001.
• Groen, Rick. "Rookie serves up more than the usual fare." Review of Parsley Days. Globe and Mail, May 4, 2001.
• Infantry, Ashante. "A crash course in film salesmanship—Andrea Dorfman plugs 'Parsley Days' debut." Toronto Star, September 14, 2000.
• Nolen, Stephanie. "'I feel like an extra in somebody else's film': Halifax's Andrea Dorfman and her debut feature, Parsley Days, got plenty of buzz in Toronto and are now back on home ground." Interview with Andrea Dorfman. Globe and Mail, September 22, 2000.
• Pevere, Geoff. "Love? You know, whatever, eh?" Review of Parsley Days. Toronto Star, May 4, 2001.
• Swick, David. "Parsley film deserves its day: Not many of us have seen one of Halifax's best recent movies." Halifax Daily News, March 22, 2002.

Love That Boy (2003)  (also known as: "Bejön ez a srác", "J'aime ce garçon")

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Cranston, Marla. "Summer of love: Filmmaker Andrea Dorfman is in town at the helm of her Parsley Days followup, this one a tale of young—very young—love." Halifax Daily News, July 9, 2002.
• Eisner, Ken. "Love That Boy." Review of Love That Boy. Variety, November 3, 2003.
• Flinn, Sean. "O'Neill makes sweet soundtrack for Dorfman's Love That Boy." Halifax Daily News, September 18, 2003.
• Gee, Skana. "Love That filmmaker: Dorfman scores again with Love That Boy." Interview with Andrea Dorfman. Halifax Daily News, September 18, 2003.
• Gee, Skana. "A quirky story of romance and to-do lists." Review of Love That Boy. Halifax Daily News, January 22, 2004.
• Lacey, Liam. "Odd duck waddles a bit." Review of Love That Boy. Globe and Mail, November 14, 2003.
• Monk, Katherine. "Director eschews fashion masters: Andrea Dorfman has no hang-up with bargain rack." Interview with Andrea Dorfman. Vancouver Sun, November 15, 2003.
• Monk, Katherine. "Forbidden-love story skilfully rides the edge: The relationship between a 20-something college student and a 14-year-old boy rises above the tawdry." Review of Love That Boy. Vancouver Sun, November 14, 2003.
• Nestruck, J. Kelly. "January-May romance patchy but charming." Review of Love That Boy. National Post, November 14, 2003.
• Nicholls, Liz. "Stylized, surreal charms of Love That Boy don't go all the way: Fey quirkiness gives in, to film's narrative needs." Review of Love That Boy. Edmonton Journal, January 23, 2004.

Sluts: The Documentary (2005)

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Dedyna, Katherine. "Filmmaker searching for high school 'sluts': Label is 'a complete fabrication'. Documentary will probably show that girls are targeted in the same ways over and over." Montreal Gazette, April 14, 2004.
• Dedyna, Katherine. "The so-called slut: Is there still such a thing as slutty behaviour?" Edmonton Journal, April 16, 2004.
• Smulders, Marilyn. "Documentary tells heartbreaking stories of 'sluts'." Halifax Daily News, September 23, 2005.

Flawed (2010)  (also known as: "Imparfaite")

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Chychota, Julie. "Flawed = Imparfaite." Review of Flawed. Canadian Review of Materials, vol. 18, no. 35, May 11, 2012.
• Porter, Ryan. "Andrea Dorfman's message of self-acceptance resonates in the graphic-novel adaptation of her film Flawed." Quill & Quire, July 5, 2018.

How to Be Alone (2010)

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Knox, Carsten. "Poet Tanya Davis, YouTube hit, video muse." Globe and Mail, September 18, 2010.
• Smith, Russell. "Women need this video like a fish needs a bicycle." Globe and Mail, August 12, 2010.
• Toronto Star. "Canadian short film goes viral; More than a million watch How to Be Alone on YouTube website." Toronto Star, August 24, 2010.
• Weigel, Jennifer. "Learning to be alone: Poet-musician shares insights on recognizing the benefits of solitude." Interview with Tanya Davis. Chicago Tribune, November 24, 2013.

Big Mouth (2012)  (also known as: "Bouche décousue")

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Hubler, Lisa. "Big Mouth." Review of Big Mouth. School Library Journal, vol. 59, no. 8, August 2013.
• Williams-Wood, J. "Big Mouth." Review of Big Mouth. Video Librarian, vol. 28, no. 5, September-October 2013.
• Zaidman, Harriet. "Big Mouth." Review of Big Mouth. Canadian Review of Materials, vol. 20, no. 7, October 18, 2013.

Heartbeat (2014)

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• DeMara, Bruce. "Halifax and cast shine in Heartbeat." Review of Heartbeat. Toronto Star, November 28, 2014.
• DeMara, Bruce. "Halifax film shoot was a 'real love-in,' director recalls; East Coast director drew on talent from adopted hometown for Heartbeat." Interview with Andrea Dorfman, Tanya Davis. Toronto Star, November 28, 2014.
• Halifax Chronicle-Herald. "Vital force: Heartbeat pulses with life; Dorfman film starring Davis opens Friday, offering tale of love, change and music." Interview with Andrea Dorfman. Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 20, 2014.
• Monk, Katherine. "Twee and sympathy in thrift-store clothes; The human poetry of heartache, and the goofy comedy of getting over it." Review of Heartbeat. Ottawa Citizen, December 12, 2014.
• Wheeler, Brad. "Behind the scenes of Halifax-based indie film Heartbeat; Production designer Kevin Lewis talks about Heartbeat's look, and Halifax's breakthrough performance." Interview with Kevin Lewis. Globe and Mail, November 27, 2014.
• Wheeler, Brad. "The caged heart breaks out." Review of Heartbeat. Globe and Mail, November 28, 2014.
• Wheeler, Brad. "Director invites you—and only you." Interview with Andrea Dorfman. Globe and Mail, September 6, 2014.

The Girls of Meru (2018)  (also known as: "Les jeunes filles de Meru")

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Le Rougetel, Amanda. "How Kenyan girls changed their world." Herizons, vol. 34, no. 1, Spring 2020.

Spinster (2019)

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Anderson, John. "'Spinster' review: A misanthrope makes nice; Comedian Chelsea Peretti stars as an acerbic single woman who despairs of finding a loving partner." Review of Spinster. Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2020.
• Cooke, Stephen. "Dorfman's Spinster is anti-rom-com." Interview with Andrea Dorfman. Halifax Chronicle-Herald, August 8, 2020.
• Felperin, Leslie. "'Spinster': Film review." Review of Spinster. Hollywood Reporter, August 5, 2020.
• Gee, Dana. "Spinster looks fo change story For women; Film a funny look at one woman's navigation through archaic social pressures to marry, have kids." Interview with Andrea Dorfman, Chelsea Peretti. The Province (Vancouver), December 8, 2019.
• Halifax Chronicle-Herald. "Dorfman's Spinster debuts on iTunes, VOD on Aug. 7: Film marks lead debut of former Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Peretti." Halifax Chronicle-Herald, July 22, 2020.
• Hertz, Barry. "Chelsea Peretti makes the Halifax-shot Spinster worth sticking with, for 87 minutes." Review of Spinster. Globe and Mail, August 8, 2020.
• Knight, Chris. "Alone again ... naturally; A look at single life pushes all the right buttons." Review of Spinster. Calgary Herald, August 7, 2020.
• Lodge, Guy. "'Spinster' review: Chelsea Peretti celebrates the single life in likably low-key romcom." Review of Spinster. Variety, August 6, 2020.

How to Be at Home (2020)  (also known as: "À la maison")

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Animation Magazine. "Short-form magic." Animation Magazine, vol. 35, no. 6, June-July 2021.
• McGinn, Dave. "NFB's new breakout short embraces loneliness." Globe and Mail, October 20, 2020.