Swan Song is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by Chelsea McMullan.
[1] The film profiles National Ballet of Canada artistic director and former dancer Karen Kain as she directs a production of Swan Lake for the company as her final project before retiring.
[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
[11] Lisa Kennedy of Variety wrote, "Director Chelsea McMullan, along with co-writer and producer Sean O'Neill, have crafted a work that echoes the artform's grace and rigor, physical demands and details.
[13] At Calgary, the film won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.