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• Pre Cannes Screenings 2021 (Debut)

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Andrew HUCULIAK
Writer(s) : Andrew HUCULIAK, Josh HUCULIAK, Joseph SCHWEERS, Cayne MCKENZIE
Cast : Tim GUINEE, Chelah HORSDAL

Producer(s) : Amber RIPLEY (Goodbye Productions), Josh HUCULIAK

Reporting from the frontlines of the Okanagan wildfires, Stan (Tim Guinee) documents uncommon heroism on his blog while hoping for a big break that’ll make him a household name beyond Peachland. But when he’s unexpectedly charged with a shocking crime, he must scramble to salvage his reputation with the civic leaders who respect him and save his marriage to Gail (Chelah Horsdal, The Man in the High Castle), the woman who’s supported him amidst his various struggles. But how will Gail react when the extent – and nature – of the charges are revealed and his innocence is hardly assured?

In this psychologically complex and sensory-rich drama, Andrew Huculiak (Violent) employs Joseph Schweers’ staggering cinematography and Cayne McKenzie’s soul-rattling score to craft an apocalyptic backdrop as he charts Stan’s spiralling free fall into a personal hell and his subsequent struggle for redemption. Despite over 150 credits on his C.V., Guinee is truly a revelation here, twisting Stan from tragicomic to tormented and creating a suitably enigmatic central figure for a film that shuns pat answers and simple resolutions.