The Devout

The Devout is a Canadian drama film, directed by Connor Gaston and released in 2015.^[1]

The Devout
Directed by	Connor Gaston
Written by	Connor Gaston
Produced by	Connor Gaston Amanda Verhagen
Starring	Charlie Carrick Ali Liebert Olivia Martin Gabrielle Rose
Cinematography	Daniel Carruthers
Edited by	Detritus Kozme
Music by	Gilles Maillet
Production companies	Clownbog Studios Devout Productions Hoggwild Films Verhagen Entertainment
Release date	October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) (VIFF)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film stars Charlie Carrick and Ali Liebert as Darryl and Jan, a devoutly Christian couple who are struggling with the terminal illness of their daughter Abigail (Olivia Martin). After Abigail claims to have a memory of a past life as an astronaut who died in the Apollo 1 fire, Darryl undergoes a crisis of faith as he tries to investigate whether there is any truth to reincarnation after all.^[2]

The film premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2015, where Gaston won the festival's B.C. Emerging Filmmaker Award.^[3] It won the Leo Award for Best Motion Picture in 2016.

It went into general theatrical release in 2017,^[1] and was a shortlisted finalist for the John Dunning Discovery Award at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.^[4]