Nouvelles

12 august 2020

  • Festivals

    Fantasia 2020 : The oak room, World Premiere

    The oak room is a very different project from director Cody Calahan (Antisocial, screened at Fantasia in 2013) and his various horror colleagues at Black Fawn Films. Written by Peter Genoway based on his play, the script creates tension through dialogue, character nuances and timely revelations rather than forces from the beyond, explicit villainy or bloodshed. From its long opening scene, The oak room is both a captivating neo-noir and a meditation on the...

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12 august 2020

  • Festivals

    Fantasia 2020 : Minor Premise, World Premiere

    NYC filmmaker Eric Schultz’s striking feature debut, after having co-produced such acclaimed works as James White, Katies Says goodbye et The Strange ones is a brilliantly constructed science-fiction drama that resonates with particular poignancy in our quasi-quarantined times. Minor Premises’s pacing is both vibrant and dynamic, stylistically dancing through the inner workings of an individual in a way that is insightful, exciting and exhilarating. Schultz weaves a web...

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12 august 2020

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    Fantasia 2020 : Marygoround, International Premiere

    Marygoround doesn’t waste time bringing audiences into its unique universe. The world its characters inhabit is ever-so -slightly heightened. The grocery store where our protagonist Mary works pops with color and quirky personalities, hinting at Mary’s internal psychology. Despite living a confined, mundane life, something in Mary’s soul longs for vibrancy and excitement. Her journey, though colorful, is not without its insidious turns. She suffers through her...

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11 august 2020

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    Fantasia 2020 : Lucky, International Premiere

    Author May Ryer (Brea Grant) has been out of luck lately. Her self-help books aren't selling as well as they used to, and one night a masked intruder breaks into the house she shares with her husband Ted (Dhruv Uday Singh). Worse, Ted is curiously unconcerned about the incident, speaking nonchalantly as if she just has to accept it, while an investigator says she is lucky she got away with it. To add insult to injury, the assailant reappears again and again, continuing to terrorize...

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11 august 2020

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    Fantasia 2020 : La marina, Quebec Premiere

    This summer, Charlie Hall may not be able to set foot on a wakeboard again. He was at the top of his game a year ago, but an incident broke his momentum, bringing him back to reality. So he's going to visit his cousin Noah in Chambly for a while, to enjoy the summer by mingling with the local wildlife. He finds himself strolling around the Marina with other young people in their early twenties, where he meets Juliette, a young employee with whom he quickly develops an affinity. But...

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