WHAT COMES NEXT
Friday, March 27
Scotiabank Toronto Screening: 4:30 pm
92min | Other | Canadian Premiere
Director: Alex Caulfield
Writer: Alex Caulfield
Executive Producer: Trish Dolman, Steven Thibault
Producer: Kate Kroll, Tony Cerciello
DOP: Leo Harim
Production Designer: Louisa Birkin
Editor: Jason Schneider, Tom Randaxhe
Music: Conan Karpinski
Film Synopsis:
In the summer before she heads off to college, 18-year-old Tanya starts up a relationship with an older family friend who, unbeknownst to her, had an affair with her mother, Laura, a decade earlier. What Comes Next is an intergenerational coming of age story that follows eighteen-year-old Tanya and her mother Laura as they each navigate the liminal space between action and consequence over the course of a single summer. When Laura's father passes away, Grant, an old friend of her deceased brother that she once had an affair with, returns to town to help with the arrangements. His presence serves as a reminder of the past and forces Laura to accept the truth that her marriage has run its course. While Grant is in town, Tanya takes an interest in him and they start up a relationship as she impatiently waits for her real life to begin when she heads off to university in the fall. Before telling their kids, Laura and her husband Andrew decide to take them on one last normal family vacation. On that trip, Tanya's younger sister is assaulted by their brother's friend which sets off a wave of repercussions that ultimately touch every member of the family. Following the vacation, Tanya and Grant's relationship intensifies, causing a rift in Tanya's relationship with her longtime girlfriend and fellow relationship anarchist Astrid. Laura and Andrew move forward with their divorce. But an unexpected visit from a real estate agent pushes Laura towards Grant leading to secrets being revealed, and a transformation of Laura and Tanya's mother-daughter relationship.
Cast:
Mena Suvari, Alison Thornton, Aaron Ashmore, Stephen Lobo, Sasha Warner, Maya Chariandy, Daxton Gujral, Christina Jastrzemska
WHAT COMES NEXT will be preceded by the short film HALIFAX PIER
HALIFAX PIER
14min | Drama | Canadian Premiere
Director: Matthew Daniel Herst
Writer: Matthew Daniel Herst
Producer: Anya Chirkova, Matthew Daniel Herst
DOP: Nikolay Michaylov
Production Designer: Eva Kozlov
Editor: Maziyar Khatam
Music: kalaisan kalaichelvan
Cast:
Kelsey Falconer, Dylan Hatton, Maziyar Khatam, Jenny Busuttil
Film Synopsis:
In the midst of a breakup and still living in the same apartment, Myra and Percy are struggling to balance their new dynamic as Percy prepares to leave the country. On a night out, Percy's passport is taken while in Myra's care, causing the two to be thrust closer together as they struggle to separate, reliving the same cycles Myra tries to break out of.
