# The Valley Below

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{{Infobox film
| name           = The Valley Below
| image          = The Valley Below POSTER.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| native_name      = <!--(for non-English films: film's name in its native language)-->
| director       = [Kyle Thomas](/source/Kyle_Thomas)
| producer       = [Alexander Carson](/source/Alexander_Carson_(filmmaker))<br>[Cameron Macgowan](/source/Cameron_Macgowan)<br>[Kyle Thomas](/source/Kyle_Thomas)
| writer         = Kyle Thomas
| starring       = [Kris Demeanor](/source/Kris_Demeanor)<br>Stephen Bogaert<br>Mikaela Cochrane<br>Alejandro Rae
| music          = Kris Demeanor<br>[Gavin Gardiner](/source/The_Wooden_Sky)<br>[Dan Mangan](/source/Dan_Mangan)<br>[Eamon McGrath](/source/Eamon_McGrath)<br>[Rae Spoon](/source/Rae_Spoon) 
| cinematography = [Mike McLaughlin](/source/Mike_McLaughlin_(cinematographer))
| editing        = Kyle Thomas
| studio         = [North Country Cinema](/source/North_Country_Cinema)
| distributor    = A71 Entertainment
| released       = {{Film date|2014|9|7|[TIFF](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival)}}
| runtime        = 87 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = English
}}
'''''The Valley Below''''' is a 2014 Canadian drama film. The feature film debut of filmmaker [Kyle Thomas](/source/Kyle_Thomas),<ref name=playback>[http://playbackonline.ca/2014/09/06/a71-entertainment-takes-canadian-rights-to-the-valley-below/ "A71 Entertainment takes Canadian rights to The Valley Below"]. ''[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))'', September 6, 2014.</ref> the film consists of four interrelated stories taking place in the badlands around [Drumheller](/source/Drumheller), [Alberta](/source/Alberta).<ref name=playback/> The film was produced by the [North Country Cinema](/source/North_Country_Cinema) media arts collective based out of [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/Alberta).

The individual stories centre on Kate (Mikaela Cochrane), a young woman preparing to attend college who discovers that she is pregnant just before leaving on a camping trip with her boyfriend Henry (Joe Perry); Warren ([Kris Demeanor](/source/Kris_Demeanor)), a [zamboni](/source/Zamboni_machine) driver at the local hockey rink and an aspiring musician who is struggling with [alcoholism](/source/alcoholism); Gordon (Stephen Bogaert), a shy and reclusive taxidermist dealing with his failing marriage with Susan (Lori Ravensborg); and Barry (Alejandro Rae), a police officer and part-time local radio host who is looking to start a family with his partner Jill ([Alana Hawley](/source/Alana_Hawley_Purvis)).

Each of the four segments features a score by a different Canadian musician. [Rae Spoon](/source/Rae_Spoon), [Dan Mangan](/source/Dan_Mangan), [Eamon McGrath](/source/Eamon_McGrath) and [Gavin Gardiner](/source/The_Wooden_Sky) composed the music.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/best-original-scores/ "Best Original Scores: TIFF tips for music lovers"]. ''[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))'', September 4, 2014.</ref>

The film garnered two [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nominations at the [3rd Canadian Screen Awards](/source/3rd_Canadian_Screen_Awards), in the categories of [Best Supporting Actor](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor) for Demeanor and [Best Original Song](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Music_%E2%80%93_Original_Song) for Mangan's song "Wants".<ref name=nominations>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadian-screen-awards-unveil-nominations-763287 "Canadian Screen Awards Unveil Nominations"]. ''[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)'', January 13, 2015.</ref> The film received largely positive critical attention from the Canadian media, including ''[The National Post](/source/The_National_Post)'' calling it a "superb first feature".<ref>{{cite web |author=Knight, Chris |url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/the-valley-below-reviewed-getting-lost-in-the-badlands-of-alberta |title=The Valley Below, reviewed: Getting lost in the badlands of Alberta |work=[The National Post](/source/The_National_Post) |date=March 4, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|2739306}}
*[http://www.thevalleybelow.ca/ The Valley Below Official Website]
*''[http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=filvidandsou&id=496466&lang=eng The Valley Below]'' at [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada)

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Category:2014 films
Category:Canadian drama films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films shot in Alberta
Category:Films set in Alberta
Category:Films directed by Kyle Thomas
Category:2014 English-language films
Category:2014 Canadian films
Category:English-language drama films

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