Corey Lee, 16mm/HD Cam, 6:30min, Calgary
Corey Lee's What You're Ready For presents self-help guru Dr. Edgar O. Laird speaking to devoted followers assembled for the taping of a promotional video. The film's narrator is among the listeners gathered to receive the wealth of wisdom offered up by the esteemed author and therapist. As the self described sage speaks, the narrator reflects on Laird's philosophies in relation to his own personal loss. Advised that 'this moment is your only possession', the narrator seizes the moment. The charismatic doctor may not fully deserve what's coming to him, but by his own testimony, he must be ready to receive it.
Corey Lee's What You're Ready For is his second film in the Kilter Trilogy, based on Kilter: 55 Fictions, the collection of stories by John Gould short listed for the 2003 Giller Prize. What You're Ready For received an Alberta Motion Picture Industry Award for Best Short Film in 2008 and The Edmonton International Film Festival Best Short Film Award in 2007. Corey Lee is a Calgary based writer, producer and director.