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Weirdos
Film poster
Directed byBruce McDonald
Written byDaniel MacIvor
Produced byMarc Almon
Mike MacMillan
StarringDylan Authors
Julia Sarah Stone
Molly Parker
Allan Hawco
Cathy Jones
Rhys Bevan-John
Release date
  • September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (Toronto)
Running time
85 min
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
BudgetCAD 1,301,673 (estimated)

Weirdos is a Canadian drama film, which debuted at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] The film was directed by Bruce McDonald and written by Daniel MacIvor. Set in Nova Scotia in 1976, the film stars Dylan Authors as Kit, a teenager living in a small town who decides to run away to live with his mother.[2] The winner of Canadian Screen Award, 2017 Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Molly Parker Original Screenplay - Daniel MacIvor

Plot

Kit is an 15-year-old Toronto actor Dylan Authors stars, and he lives in a small town in Nova Scotia with his single father (Allan Hawco) and grandmother (Cathy Jones), and is dating Alice (Julia Sarah Stone) despite being unsure of his own sexuality. Deciding that he wants to go live with his mother (Molly Parker) in Sydney, Kit enlists Alice's help to embark on a hitchhiking trip.Throughout the trip, Kit also has regular imaginary conversations with Andy Warhol (Rhys Bevan-John), who has appointed himself Kit's "spirit animal".[3] In the case of Weirdos, the coming-of-age teen tale was shot in colour and later converted to black and white.The reason why the producer wants to make films outside the gate of Hollywood,and make this film black and white, so the best answer is to tell stories about the people and places in our dreams and our memories,futhermore, to best celebrate the freedom of our soul.[4]

Cast

[5]

Actor Character
Dylan Authors Kit
Julia Sarah Stoneas Alice
Molly Parker Laura
Allan Hawco Dave
Cathy Jones Mary
Vi Tang Mr. Po
Alex Purdy Jack
Aria Publicover Jeanie
Max Humphreys Leo
Dominique Leblanc Marylou
Deivan Steele Nalin
Stephen McHattie Priest
Mateo Giovannetti Beans
Kathryn MacLellan Waitress
Gary Levert Joe
Francine Deschepper Val
Jonathan Torrens Torso of American Man
John Dunsworth Drunk Driver
Jim McSwain Artistic Roommate

Awards

The film garnered six Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017:

Awards Category Recipients and nominees Result
Canadian Screen Awards[6][7] Best Motion Picture Marc Almon, Mike MacMillan and Bruce McDonald Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Molly Parker Won
Best Original Screenplay Daniel MacIvor Won
Best Art Direction/Production Design Matt Likely Nominated
Best Achievement in Costume Design Bethana Briffett Nominated
Best Editing Duff Smith Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle[8] Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film Molly Parker Won
Leo Awards[9] Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture Julia Sarah Stone Nominated
Canadian Cinema Editors Awards[10] Best Editing in Feature Film Duff Smith Nominated
Directors Guild of Canada Awards[11] Best Picture Editing - Feature Film Duff Smith Nominated
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Bruce McDonald Won

Critical Reviews

1.“It's nice that this latest work by a filmmaker who has sometimes chased hipness past its expiration date concludes on a note of deliberate, intergenerational non-cool.”by “Cinema Scope” Adam Nayman 2. “The young leads are charming and authentic, and the film reminds us all to embrace our own weirdness.” by “Seattle Times” Brent Mcknight 3. “Weirdos is one of Bruce McDonald's sweetest films.”by “Toronto Star” Peter Howell 4.“ A lovely, low-key memory piece, vibrant with the awkward grace of adolescence.” by “Hollywood Reporter” Sheri Linden

References

  1. ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Unveils Canadian Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter, August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Film Review: ‘Weirdos’". Variety, September 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Weirdos (2016)". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. ^ Cassandra, Szklarski. Chronicle - Herald; Halifax, N.S. [TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL; Black and white makes Weirdos just right= TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL; Black and white makes Weirdos just right=]. Retrieved 2018-04-02. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Check |url= value (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Full Cast & Crew". imdb.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  6. ^ Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. ^ Furdyk, Brent (12 March 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And The Winners Are…". ET Canada. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Hello Destroyer Named Best Canadian Film by VFCC". Vancouver Film Critics Circle. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Leo Awards, 2017 Winners by Name". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  10. ^ "2017 CCE Awards - Nominees". CCE. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  11. ^ "2017 DIRECTORS GUILD OF CANADA AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED » Directors Guild of Canada". www.dgc.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2017.


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