Lay Down Your Heart

Lay Down Your Heart
Lay Down Your Heart
Directed by	Marie Clements
Written by	Marie Clements; Niall McNeil
Produced by	Shirley Vercruysse
Starring	Niall McNeil
Cinematography	Mike McKinlay
Edited by	Sarah Hedar
Music by	Wayne Lavallee
Production; company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	October 6, 2022(VIFF);
Running time	70 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Last updated December 29, 2025

Lay Down Your Heart is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Marie Clements.^[1] The film is a portrait of Niall McNeil, a Vancouver-based theatre performer and writer with Down syndrome.^[2]

The film premiered on October 6, 2022, at the Vancouver International Film Festival, where it was named the winner of the Audience Award for the Portraits program.^[3]

References

↑ Dorothy Woodend, "Even More VIFF!". The Tyee , October 5, 2022.
↑ Kate Taylor, "Vancouver International Film Festival downsizes to ‘cut through the noise’ for moviegoers". The Globe and Mail , September 29, 2022.
↑ Angelica Babiera, "VIFF announces nine audience award winners". Playback , October 19, 2022.

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[1] Dorothy Woodend, "Even More VIFF!". The Tyee , October 5, 2022.

[2] Kate Taylor, "Vancouver International Film Festival downsizes to ‘cut through the noise’ for moviegoers". The Globe and Mail , September 29, 2022.

[3] Angelica Babiera, "VIFF announces nine audience award winners". Playback , October 19, 2022.

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