Closet Monster (film)

Closet Monster
Directed by Stephen Dunn
Produced by Kevin Krikst
Fraser Ash
Edward J. Martin
Written by Stephen Dunn
Starring Connor Jessup
Joanne Kelly
Aaron Abrams
Isabella Rossellini
Mary Walsh
Music by Todor Kobakov
Maya Postepski
Cinematography Bobby Shore
Edited by Bryan Atkinson
Distributed by Elevation Pictures
Release dates
  • September 13, 2015 (2015-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Closet Monster is a 2015 Canadian drama film written and directed by Stephen Dunn and released in 2015. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature.[1]

Plot

The film stars Connor Jessup as Oscar Madly, a creative and sexually confused teenager who retreats into a fantasy world to deal with his sense of isolation. The film's cast also includes Joanne Kelly and Aaron Abrams as Oscar's parents, and Isabella Rossellini as the voice of his talking pet hamster.

Production

Closet Monster is Dunn's debut feature film. It was shot in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[2] and is a Rhombus Media and Best Boy Entertainment production. The film was funded and produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation, The Harold Greenberg Fund and Rogers Telefund. The film will be distributed by Elevation Pictures in Canada, with Fortissimo Films handling international sales.

The film won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] In December, the film was announced as part of TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten screening series of the ten best Canadian films of the year.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cannes: ‘Closet Monster’ and ‘P.O.V.’ Make Market Debuts at Fortissimo". Variety, May 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "St. John's Film to Premiere at TIFF". VOCM, August 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stephen Dunn's 'Closet Monster' Wins Toronto's Best Canadian Feature Award". Indiewire, September 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "TIFF reveals Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival line-up". The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2015.

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