

2022 Iris Prize shorts
Grown in Darkness
Henry lives alone on his farm growing rhubarb in a dark cellar when his friend Emmanuel arrives to collect the harvest. Together the two spend a few days tentatively exploring the boundaries of their relationship in this short film about loneliness and longing in the later years of life.
DIRECTOR:
Devin Shears
PRODUCER:
Anna Wheeler
WRITER:
Devin Shears
RELEASE YEAR:
2022
Canada, 17 Minutes
Devin Shears is a filmmaker based out of St. John’s, Newfoundland whose work has screened at FIN: Atlantic Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Anti-Matter and more.