DON'T TALK TO IRENE: BC PREMIERE!
=0D=0A=SPECIAL, ONE NIGHT ONLY PRESENTATION WITH DIRECTOR-WRITER PAT MILLS & ACTRESS MICHELLE MCLEOD "BEAMING IN" FOR A DIGITAL Q&A AFTER THE SCREENING!
=0D=0A=INTRODUCING A BREAKTHROUGH LEAD PERFORMANCE BY MICHELLE MCLEOD ALONG WITH A UNIQUE CAST INCLUDING GEENA DAVIS (A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, THELMA & LOUISE), SCOTT THOMPSON (THE KIDS IN THE HALL), AVIVA MONGILLO, & BRUCE GREY
=0D=0A=DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY PAT MILLS
=0D=0A=Toronto International Film Festival Official Selection Calgary Film Festival Official Selection Austin Film Festival Official Selection - Winner of the Comedy Vanguard Award
=0D=0A=-- SCREENS WITH THE SHORT FILM “SUNNY SIDE UP” (Canadian Film Festival Official Selection) --
=0D=0A=“A joyous teen underdog movie that won my heart and deserves to win the hearts of audiences everywhere.” Mark Saldana, True View Movie Reviews from Austin Film Festival
=0D=0A=“AMAZING film! Heartwarming, hilarious perfection. Spread the good word of this awesome movie far and wide!” Sarah Le, @sarkittymeow on Twitter from Calgary Film Festival
=0D=0A=“So witty, so fun, so rambunctious, and you LOVE all these people!” Anne Brodie, What She Said - Jewel 88.5 Toronto from Toronto International Film Festival
=0D=0A=“Pat Mills has created a perfect teen movie, the heir-apparent to PRETTY IN PINK with a sublime, viciously hilarious cast. See this and cheer your way onto Team Irene!” Warren P. Sonoda, Director of Trailer Park Boys & Coopers’ Camera, Canadian Film Festival Director
=0D=0A=Presented by Capitol 6 Victoria, Search Engine Films & JW Media
=0D=0A=When Irene - the fattest girl in high school - gets suspended, she must endure two weeks of community service at a retirement home. Following her passion for cheerleading, she secretly signs up the senior residents to audition for a talent-search reality show to prove that you don’t need to be physically “perfect” to be perfectly AWESOME.
=0D=0A=Plays with short film SUNNY SIDE UP: After receiving a corneal transplant, a man befriends a witty blue-haired girl at the park, played by Toronto-based rising star Peyton Kennedy. This short feature screened in March 2017 at Toronto’s Canadian Film Festival and features some similar themes about youth and connecting with different ages as in DON’T TALK TO IRENE. Directed by Caitlin Dosa and written by Simon Paluck.
=0D=0A=96 minutes (IRENE is 82 minutes plus 14 minutes for SUNNY SIDE UP), entire presentation is rated PG. Suitable for older kids, teenagers, seniors and everyone in-between!
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