Various Positions (film)

For the Leonard Cohen album of the same name, see Various Positions.
Various Positions
Directed by Ori Kowarsky
Produced by

Michael Lahay (associate producer)

Karen Powell (executive producer)

Karen Powell (producer)

Lori Roth (producer)

Craig Stapleton (associate producer)
Written by Ori Kowarsky
Starring

Carly Pope Tygh Runyan

Terry Chen

L. Harvey Gold

Marie Stillin

Michal Suchanek
Music by

Damon Henry

Andrew Herfst

Ida Nilsen

Tygh Runyan

Stefan Udell
Cinematography Robert Aschmann
Distributed by Alliance Atlantis
Running time
87 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Various Positions is a film by Vancouver, BC, lawyer and filmmaker Ori Kowarsky, starring Carly Pope and Tygh Runyan. Various Positions won the 2002 Prix de Montréal at the Montreal World Film Festival. Although the film takes its title from an album by (and Ira Nadel's biography of) Leonard Cohen, the subject of the film is not Cohen, nor does he have any affiliation with the work.

Synopsis In this briskly-paced romantic drama, college student Josh is on track for law school and a place at his father's firm. As his Orthodox Jewish family prepares for their traditional Passover celebrations, Josh hits a brick wall in the form of the alluring and troubled - and not quite Jewish - Cheryth.

As things heat up at the dorm and at home, Josh is suddenly questioning his faith, his father and his future. Even worse, Josh is caught in the middle as his father moves to cover up a scandal involving the Jewish cemetery, forcing Josh to take a stand for what he believes is right.

Passion and new love collide with family values and the demands of tradition as Josh, Cheryth, and Josh's family find themselves questioning their lives. Love and loyalty look a lot different when examined from various positions. In the end, Josh follows a road of his own choosing and it leads to a future of his own making.[1]

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