It Was You

2024

Short Film

12 minutes

1.85:1

Lauren and her friends gather for a carefree night of drinking and playing with a spirit board. But when the game takes a dark turn and buried secrets surface, friendships unravel and the line between truth and belief begins to blur.

Cinematographer

Nikolay Michaylov

Director

Joy Webster

Production Company

Canadian Film Centre

Shooting Location

Toronto

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Based in Toronto [Canada], EU Passport

Nikolay Michaylov is a Bulgarian-born cinematographer working in Toronto. His feature credits include Matt and Mara (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and the 2020 TFCA Best Canadian Film Award winning and 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominated Anne at 13,000 Ft (2019).

His short film credits include film festival prize winning short films Bad Omen (Bronze - 48th Annual Student Academy Awards) and Oracle (Festival Nouveau du Cinéma 2019 - Canadian Grand Prix). In 2023, Nikolay was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talents Camera Studio.

Nikolay's work has been screened at film festivals around the world that include the Berlinale, TIFF, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, and New Directors/New Films in New York. In addition to his narrative works, Nikolay has shot award winning music videos and commercials with various brands.

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Based in Toronto [Canada], EU Passport

Nikolay Michaylov is a Bulgarian-born cinematographer working in Toronto. His feature credits include Matt and Mara (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and the 2020 TFCA Best Canadian Film Award winning and 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominated Anne at 13,000 Ft (2019).

His short film credits include film festival prize winning short films Bad Omen (Bronze - 48th Annual Student Academy Awards) and Oracle (Festival Nouveau du Cinéma 2019 - Canadian Grand Prix). In 2023, Nikolay was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talents Camera Studio.

Nikolay's work has been screened at film festivals around the world that include the Berlinale, TIFF, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, and New Directors/New Films in New York. In addition to his narrative works, Nikolay has shot award winning music videos and commercials with various brands.

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Information

Based in Toronto [Canada], EU Passport

Nikolay Michaylov is a Bulgarian-born cinematographer working in Toronto. His feature credits include Matt and Mara (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and the 2020 TFCA Best Canadian Film Award winning and 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominated Anne at 13,000 Ft (2019).

His short film credits include film festival prize winning short films Bad Omen (Bronze - 48th Annual Student Academy Awards) and Oracle (Festival Nouveau du Cinéma 2019 - Canadian Grand Prix). In 2023, Nikolay was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talents Camera Studio.

Nikolay's work has been screened at film festivals around the world that include the Berlinale, TIFF, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, and New Directors/New Films in New York. In addition to his narrative works, Nikolay has shot award winning music videos and commercials with various brands.

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