CLOSING NIGHT: Saturday, March 23, 7:30 pm | Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
THE BURNING SEASON
Directed by Sean Garrity
89min | Drama | Toronto Premiere
Alena and Tom arrive at Luna Lake for JB and Poppy’s wedding. The night implodes when JB’s secret affair with Alena is finally exposed. THE BURNING SEASON begins at the end, then takes us backwards, each previous summer revealing progressively deeper insights. As the conundrum unfolds, it challenges our preconceptions, tracking the affair over eight summers, and culminating in a surprising revelation that recontextualizes everything we thought we knew…
Director: Sean Garrity
Writers: Jonas Chernick, Diana Frances
Executive Producera: Jonathan Bronfman, Fab Filippo, Diana Frances, Peter Harvey, David Kines, Sam Posner, Bruno Dubé, Anick Poirier, Lorne Price, James Fler, Andrew Thomas Hunt, Michael Paszt
Producer: Jonas Chernick, Andrew Bronfman
DOP: Eric Oh, CSC MYSC
Production Designer: Allie Thompson
Editor: John Gurdebeke
Music: Kevon Cronin
Cast: Sara Canning, Jonas Chernick, Joe Pingue, Tanisha Thammavongsa, Natalie Jane, Christian Meer
Preceded by the short film:
9min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Thomas is busy planning for his future. He meets Michelle- introduced through mutual friends as they meet at a cafe and hit it off. As they leave the cafe something tugs on his conscience - every fiber in his body tells him to stop. But he doesn’t listen.
Director: Joseph Chung
Writer: Joseph Chung
Executive Producer: Tony Lau
Producers: Joseph Chung, Sarah Kim, Austin Im
DOP: Andrew Lee
Production Designer: Yvonne Park
Editor: Joseph Chung
Music: Linus Johnson, Tamuz Dekel, Dear Gravity
Cast: Will Seo, Jessie Park, Nancy Yu