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Mass For Shut-Ins
''Mass for Shut-Ins'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Winston DeGiobbi and released in 2017. The film stars Charles William McKenzie as Kay Jay, an aimless slacker living with his grandfather Loppers (Joey Lee Maclean) in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, New Waterford, Nova Scotia and navigating his fraught relationship with his delinquent older brother September (Stephen Melanson).Jonathan Kew"Mass For Shut Ins" ''Discorder'', Winter 2017-18. The film premiered at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival. It screened alongside ''There Lived the Colliers'', a short film by Nelson MacDonald documenting abandoned housing in Cape Breton Island. It was shortlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award, DGC Discovery Award,Regan Reid"DGC unveils Discovery Award short list" ''Playback (magazine), Playback'', October 23, 2017. and for the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's One to Watch award at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston DeGiobbi
Winston DeGiobbi is a Canada, Canadian film director from New Waterford, Nova Scotia, New Waterford, Nova Scotia.Solomon Nagler"The Lingering Taste of Fragmented Narratives; A Conversation with Filmmaker Winston DeGiobbi" ''Off-Screen'', Volume 23, Issue 7 (July 2019). He is most noted for his feature debut ''Mass for Shut-Ins'', which was shortlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award, DGC Discovery Award in 2017, and for the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's Vancouver Film Critics Circle One to Watch Award, One to Watch Award at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017. He began his filmmaking career with the short film ''Buggery'' in 2010, and followed up with the short films ''Higgy Wants In'' (2014) and ''Bright Rubber Cones'' (2017). In 2020 he received Telefilm Canada funding for his second film ''Two Cuckolds Go Swimming''.Kelly Townsend"Telefilm invests $7M across 20 English-language features" ''Playback (magazine), Playback'', Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |