In a sense, Heartbeat is a feature-length prequel to How to Be Alone. It was charming and soulful – a loner's guide to the universe of one, later published as a book by Harper Collins. Dorfman has been a fan of Davis's music for nearly a decade the pair collaborated in 2009 on How to Be Alone, a video poem (featuring Davis and her words and music) that was popular among the YouTube set. You can purchase her first two CDs Make A List and Gorgeous Morning on iTunes and look out for her third CD which will be released in the fall!įor more information on Andrea Dorfman, visit her website or facebook page.Heartbeat, which makes its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, stars Tanya Davis, a musician, former Halifax poet laureate and newly minted actress. The video was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was produced by Bravo!FACTįor more information on Tanya, go to her website or visit her facebook page.

What are some things that you like to do when alone?Ī video by filmmaker, Andrea Dorfman, and poet/singer/songwriter, Tanya Davis.ĭavis wrote the beautiful poem and performed in the video which Dorfman directed, shot, animated by hand and edited. But it's nice to be alone with your thoughts sometimes. You can go with someone and that's great too. One of my favourite things to do is go for a walk in the rain. I can't say I've ever gone to the movies alone, but I've always wanted to try it! I mean, why not? You can watch movies alone at home and a movie theatre is not exactly meant for conversation. The poet/singer/songwriter, Tanya Davis, has some great ideas about things you can do alone and a different perspective that I hope you find uplifting. It's a beautiful poem I thought was worth sharing on here as well.

It's about being alone or lonely and how to enjoy your own company and not see loneliness as a bad thing, but something you can even like. If you ever feel alone or lonely (who doesn't?), this is a great video to watch! One of my classmates shared this visual poem with the rest of the class recently. '.Lonely is a freedom that breathes easy and weightless.and lonely is healing if you make it.'

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