Fail to Appear

Fail to Appear is a 2017 Canadian independent drama film directed by Antoine Bourges in his feature film directorial debut.^[1] The film stars Deragh Campbell as Isolde, a social services caseworker trying to assist Eric (Nathan Roder), a man who is about to face a criminal trial on charges of theft.^[2]

Fail to Appear
Directed by	Antoine Bourges
Written by	Antoine Bourges
Produced by	Antoine Bourges Karen Harnisch Daniel Montgomery
Starring	Deragh Campbell Nathan Roder
Cinematography	Nikolay Michaylov
Edited by	Antoine Bourges Ajla Odobasic
Production company	Film Forge Productions
Release date	September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) (VIFF)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film premiered at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival.

Reception

Marsha Lederman of The Globe and Mail describe the film as "an utterly watchable piece of experimental Canadian film",^[1] and the publication ranked it one of the top 10 best Canadian films of the year.^[3] Norman Wilner of Now called it "formally rigorous but surprisingly moving".^[4]

The film received three award nominations from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle, for Best Canadian Film, Best Actress in a Canadian Film (Campbell), and Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film (Roder).^[5]