# Laurie Colbert

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{{Short description|Canadian film director and producer}}
'''Laurie Colbert''' is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) film director, producer, and screenwriter. She works primarily but not exclusively in collaboration with [Dominique Cardona](/source/Dominique_Cardona).<ref name=stevenson>Seana Stevenson, [https://medium.com/the-muff-society/catch-and-release-interview-dominique-cardona-and-laurie-colbert-fb88f96b6582 "Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert"]. ''The Muff Blog'', July 13, 2020.</ref> The duo are most noted for their 1999 short film ''[Below the Belt](/source/Below_the_Belt_(1999_film))'', which was a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nominee for [Best Live Action Short Drama](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Drama) at the [21st Genie Awards](/source/21st_Genie_Awards) in 2000,<ref>"Maelstrom leads Genie nominations with 10 including best picture". ''[Moose Jaw Times-Herald](/source/Moose_Jaw_Times-Herald)'', December 13, 2000.</ref> and their feature film ''[Margarita](/source/Margarita_(2012_film))'', which won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the [Inside Out Film and Video Festival](/source/Inside_Out_Film_and_Video_Festival) in 2012.<ref name=margarita>[http://playbackonline.ca/2012/06/01/margarita-grabs-audience-award-at-inside-out-festival/ "Margarita grabs audience award at Inside Out Festival"]. ''[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))'', June 1, 2012.</ref>

Their other films have included the documentary shorts ''Thank God I'm a Lesbian'' (1992)<ref>Lindsay Brown, "Thank God I'm a Lesbian: Fascinating look at gay issues". ''[Halifax Daily News](/source/Halifax_Daily_News)'', October 1, 1993.</ref> and ''My Feminism'' (1997),<ref>Janice Kennedy, "Why the F-word is dangerous: Feminism still thrives -- although fewer people say they're feminists". ''[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)'', May 27, 1998.</ref> and the feature films ''[Finn's Girl](/source/Finn's_Girl)'' (2007)<ref name=variety>[https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/finn-s-girl-1200558227/ "Finn's Girl"]. ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'', June 28, 2007.</ref> and ''[Catch and Release](/source/Catch_and_Release_(2018_film))'' (2018).<ref name=knight>Chris Knight, "Catch and Release doesn't bring enough nuance to abortion debate". ''[National Post](/source/National_Post)'', July 16, 2020.</ref> Finn wrote ''Finn's Girl'', but she and Cardona co-conceived the idea for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisner |first=Ken |date=2008-06-04 |title=How Laurie Colbert raised Finn's Girl on a shoestring |url=https://www.straight.com/article-148431/girl-was-raised-shoestring |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref>

Separately from Cardona, Colbert was an assistant director on [Naomi McCormack](/source/Naomi_McCormack)'s short film ''[The Hangman's Bride](/source/The_Hangman's_Bride)''.

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==External links==
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