After coming out to his mother goes south, late-blooming Cole joins a house party of 20-somethings whose anxieties become externalized amidst a chaotic basement punk show.
[Screenings to be announced]
Produced with the support of Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario. And, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council.
friends are calling it:
“A sad clown experiencing the tension of an absence of sexuality.” “I could smell the musty basement!”
“Rock n’ Roll Rohmer!”
Dex: Még Hermès Sar: Mick Robertson Jesse: Katherine Ross Miles: Iva Celebic
featuring the band HUGH MAN Voice: Jesse Hollett Drums: Arina Moriseychenk Bass: Michael Couvillon Guitar: Stephen Derer
PARTY GUESTS Kvesche Bijons-Ebacher Gab Izma Zoongide’ewin Jonathan Pappo Zoe Alexis-Aberams Milena Hammoud Sara Frank Daniel Rahbary Kaeli Vanbendegem Michael Sayegh Caitlin Woelfle-O'Brien Drew Marshall Erin McGuire Lukas Cheung Rachel Weldon Emma Cosgrove Lea Rose Sebastianis Amelia Izmanki
THE CREW
Produced, Written, Directed, & Edited: Matthew Moir
Executive Producer: Jack Art Sound: Armen Bazarian
On-Set Sound Assistant: Kendra Howden
Cinematography: Rohan Painter
1st AC: Rachel Bundy Grip & Additional Camera Operation: Chris Atkins
Colour: Guillaume Piché
VFX: Felipe Chaparro Art & Production Design: Amelia Izmanki & Emma Cosgrove Costume Design: Emma Cosgrove 1st Assistant Director: Matisse ApSimon-Megens 2nd Assistant Director: Lea Rose Sebastianis Production Manager: Lindsay Dorcas
Associate Film Editor: Matisse ApSimon-Megens
Makeup & Hair Artist: Bronte Brazier
Assistants to Bronte: Amy Sproat & Bhagjit Cheema
Location Manager: Amelia Izmanki
Production Assistant: Gab Izma
Script Supervision: Lindsay Dorcas
Casting: Kaliopi Kuzyk, Matthew Moir, & Matisse ApSimon-Megens
Additional Voices: Catherine Machado, Connor Lyons, Meetra Parwana, Emma Cosgrove, & Scott Bevins
Additional Voice Recording Facility: Studio Ronz Haus
Colourist: Guillaume Piché
Colour Correction Facility: Post-Moderne
VFX: Felipe Chaparro
Title Design: Alexa Hawksworth
Catering provided by G&B Hospitality
Insurance provided by Front Row Insurance
Camera & Lighting: Canada Film Equipment
On-Set StaySafe Ambassador: Lindsay Dorcas
COVID-19 Testing provided by StaySafe
Featuring Paintings & Illustrations by Jean deMers, Jamiyla Lowe, Amelia Izmanki, & Corey Waurechen
THE MUSIC
HUGH MAN, performed live “You’re Torturing Me” “Kratom Pride (In the Name of Love)”
“Creepy”
available on imhughman.bandcamp.com
Additional Music generously provided by Michael Couvillon & his bands :)
“Chips My Hoy”
performed by HUGH MAN
“Here Comes Mr. Suck”
performed by Leather Jacuzzi
“Dynasty Destiny (How You Find That Goo version)” performed by HUGH MAN
“Leatherette Spa”
performed by Leather Jacuzzi
“Die”
performed by Bozo
SPECIAL THANKS
Common Sort
Emma Kudlac
John Alunan
Aēsop Queen Street West
Ryan Al Hage
Casey MQ
Grace Glowicki
Ben Petrie
Dillon Baldassero
Benjamin Muñoz
Jessie Posthumus
Residents of THE BURL
Lina Roessler
Dominique van Olm
Nara Wriggs
Jennifer Byrne
Village Juicery
Milky’s Coffee
COPS
Kwento Cakes
Ace Hill Brewery
The Pour Project
Thornbury Cider
Erin O’Connor
Post-Moderne
Colin Zouvi
Michael Couvillon
Craig Fahner
& a very special thanks to Bryce Zimmerman
Filmed at THE BURL (est. 2018–2021): a home to a chosen family of artists living and creating in Toronto, shared with the community as a performance venue, studio, and dinner table. May all the good times stay close to our hearts and dreams.
Robin Colère
Documentation | 2023–
An onging documentation of the album recordings and behind-the-scenes of Robin Colére: a musical project for children by Colin & Rebecca Leclerc. The teaser was captured on Super 8 for the debut EP release “Le potager de brouillard”, now available on all major music streaming platforms.
A performance video for their premier full length album “Mortricot” will be released Fall 2023.
Bouquet
Narrative Short | Coming 2024
Intertwining the narratives of a florist delivering bouquets and a gay couple staying in her cabin, they are all unexpectedly united by the news of their mutual friend's death. From the point of view of an evolving bouquet, their vacation shifts into a comedic and surreal celebration of life and death.
Currently in Pre-Production, with principal photography set for September 2023
Proudly supported by Canada Arts Council
As You Lay Sleeping
Musical Feature | July 2021
As You Lay Sleeping is an experimental musical about a woman slowly untangling her obsession with romantic love. As she collects all the pieces of a broken relationship, she comes to terms with the fact that maybe she'll never be able to get it right because it's all wrong to begin with. We follow her as she breaks up with her sleeping boyfriend, attends an imaginary wedding, and moves on.
Between love and everything else.
“I didn’t sleep, I counted your breaths.”
A bookended live and pre-recorded feature length experience that interweaves original music, dance, theatre, and film. The production was the winner of the Digital Adams Prize for Musical Theatre and featured as part of the Digital Toronto Fringe Festival’s Primetime series in July 2021. Clips available upon request.
Diapause Collective
in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival presents
As You Lay Sleeping
written, composed, & performed by Amelia Izmanki
directed by Matthew Moir & Matisse ApSimon-Megens
filmed by Matthew Moir
choreographed by Jake Poloz
sound recorded and mixed by Louie Short
featuring Amelia Izmanki, Sully Malaeb Proulx, Barbara Hankins, Gab Izma, & Maggie Smith
Pity Party
Experimental Short | October 2017
A subjective study on the millennial stereotype of a "sad boy."