She Stoops to Conquer (2015 film)

She Stoops to Conquer is a 2015 Canadian short film directed by Zack Russell. It stars Kayla Lorette and Julian Richings, and had its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.^[2]

She Stoops to Conquer
Directed by	Zack Russell
Written by	Kayla Lorette Zachary Russell
Produced by	Marianna Khoury Ann Merriam Hanna Puley Zachary Russell Eva Saphir
Starring	Kayla Lorette Julian Richings Bruce Dow
Cinematography	Henry Sansom
Edited by	Marianna Khoury
Music by	Dan Werb
Distributed by	LaRue Entertainment
Release date	September 13, 2015 (2015-09-13) (TIFF)[1]
Running time	15 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film follows "a struggling talent-show performer who wanders into a nightclub disguised in a mask, and is inexplicably attracted to the real-life doppelgänger of her masked character."^[2] Lorette wore a prosthetic mask of Richings' face for the film.^[3]

The film has played numerous festivals worldwide, including the Vancouver International Film Festival,^[4] the Raindance Film Festival,^[5] and the New Orleans Film Festival.^[6]

The film has garnered critical praise^[7][8] and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.^[9][10]