DIRECTION: Phil Connell
COUNTRY:Canada
YEAR: 2021
DURATION: 90
RATING: 14 y/o
SYNOPSIS: Half-prepped before a dressing room mirror in the back of a bustling city gay bar, Russell, an actor turned drag queen, struggling to find his voice, is given a wrenching ultimatum. Overcome by indecision, he escapes to his grandmother’s house in the country. There he finds sardonic Margaret in steep decline. In a perfect, if precarious solution for both of them he moves in to protect her from her greatest fear – the local nursing home. In no time, Russell is lighting up the local college bar with his alter ego Fishy Falters. Antagonized by his overprotective mother, a sexy-though-mysterious college boy, a cockney city gay bar owner, and the spectre of his failed-artist grandfather, Russell struggles to realize a bold new identity. Meanwhile, Margaret fights to retake control despite her faltering mind. International Narrative Feature Special Mention for Performance (Cloris Leachman) at Outfest Los Angeles. Official selection at BFI Flare, Frameline and Toronto Inside Out.
Elenco/Cast: Thomas Duplessie, Linda Kash, Jayne Eastwood, Tynomi Banks, Cloris Leachman
Roteiro/Screenplay: Phil Connell
Fotografia/Cinematography: Viktor Čahoj
Montagem/Editing: Lev Lewis
Som/Sound: Daenen Bramberger
Música/Music: Christine Leslie, Harry Knazan
Arte/Production Design: Alisson Zwicker, John Dunnett
Produção/Production: Katie Corbridge, Phil Connell
FILMOGRAPHY:
2014 Survival Guide
2013 Kissing Drew
2005 Chest of Doors
