# Lay Down Your Heart

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2022 Canadian film directed by Marie Clements

Lay Down Your Heart Directed by Marie Clements Written by Marie Clements Niall McNeil Produced by Shirley Vercruysse Starring Niall McNeil Cinematography Mike McKinlay Edited by Sarah Hedar Music by Wayne Lavallee Production company National Film Board of Canada Release date October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06) (VIFF) Running time 70 minutes Country Canada Language English

***Lay Down Your Heart*** is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by [Marie Clements](/source/Marie_Clements).[1] The film is a portrait of Niall McNeil, a [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver)-based theatre performer and writer with [Down syndrome](/source/Down_syndrome).[2]

The film premiered on October 6, 2022, at the [Vancouver International Film Festival](/source/2022_Vancouver_International_Film_Festival), where it was named the winner of the Audience Award for the Portraits program.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Dorothy Woodend, ["Even More VIFF!"](https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/10/05/Even-More-VIFF/). *[The Tyee](/source/The_Tyee)*, October 5, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Kate Taylor](/source/Kate_Taylor_(Canadian_writer)), ["Vancouver International Film Festival downsizes to ‘cut through the noise’ for moviegoers"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-vancouver-international-film-festival/). *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, September 29, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Angelica Babiera, ["VIFF announces nine audience award winners"](https://playbackonline.ca/2022/10/19/viff-announces-nine-audience-award-winners/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, October 19, 2022.

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