So this 'little' film we'd been trying to get off the ground has exploded into our lives. A year ago at The Drake we set down and made a blood oath (the blood was figurative but it sounds better that way) that we would move forward, NO MATTER WHAT, on Oct. 16, 2006 with my film called THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY. We were to be a train with no brakes that would (we hoped) build a momentum fueled by our blind determination.
Adapted from a play I wrote years ago called DESCENT, the film is cataclysmic weaving through five lives that connect when a woman plummets from her balcony in Queen West. Not exactly the most marketable fare, but we felt there was an uncompromising truth to the voices of the characters and a unique style and structure that separated from some it's peers.
This is my first attempt at a blog so I'm sure I'll elaborate later about how we pulled it off. In the meantime I hope to use this space to give updates and info about how the film progresses.
But for the here and now, this is where we're at:
The film was shot in Oct/Nov 2006 with an exceptional cast that includes KRISTIN BOOTH, CAROLINE CAVE, STUART HUGHES, NOAM JENKINS, and AARON POOLE.
Adapted from a play I wrote years ago called DESCENT, the film is cataclysmic weaving through five lives that connect when a woman plummets from her balcony in Queen West. Not exactly the most marketable fare, but we felt there was an uncompromising truth to the voices of the characters and a unique style and structure that separated from some it's peers.
This is my first attempt at a blog so I'm sure I'll elaborate later about how we pulled it off. In the meantime I hope to use this space to give updates and info about how the film progresses.
But for the here and now, this is where we're at:
The film was shot in Oct/Nov 2006 with an exceptional cast that includes KRISTIN BOOTH, CAROLINE CAVE, STUART HUGHES, NOAM JENKINS, and AARON POOLE.
It was written, directed, edited by myself (ED GASS-DONNELLY)
It was produced by myself, LEE KIM, and AARON POOLE and was beautiful photographed by MICHA DAHAN.
It was produced by myself, LEE KIM, and AARON POOLE and was beautiful photographed by MICHA DAHAN.
We've also putting together a KILLER original soundtrack of new music by the likes of FEMBOTS, BRY WEBB (The Constantines), BUCK 65, HOLY FUCK, SEBASTIEN GRAINGER (Death From Above 1979), AMY MILLAN (Stars, Broken Social Scene), JOSH REICHMAN, ANDRE ETHIER, SUNPARLOUR PLAYERS, SHAD, and many more.
We plan to premiere the film in the FALL 2007 and have a theatrical release in 2008. The film has been picked up for distribution so hopefully you'll come out to see it in a theatre near you.
We plan to premiere the film in the FALL 2007 and have a theatrical release in 2008. The film has been picked up for distribution so hopefully you'll come out to see it in a theatre near you.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFO AT www.thisbeautifulcity.ca or join or FACE BOOK group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2262356579
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