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The Kid Detective
''The Kid Detective'' is a 2020 Canadian mystery comedy-drama film written and directed by Evan Morgan and starring Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Wendy Crewson, Sarah Sutherland, and Tzi Ma. ''The Kid Detective'' was screened in the industry program at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.Jeremy Kay"‘After Love’, ‘Saint-Narcisse’, among 30 sales titles to join TIFF industry roster" ''Screen Daily'', September 1, 2020. It received a national theatrical release in the U.S. on October 16, 2020, as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States took hold. Plot As a child, Abe Applebaum was a local celebrity as a "kid detective," solving minor mysteries and crimes for the residents of the town of Willowbrook. When he was twelve, his close friend, Gracie Gulliver, disappeared. Despite his investigation, neither he nor the police were able to find her, leaving him traumatized. Now 32, Abe continues to operate his detective agency, despite the concern fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Morgan (filmmaker)
Evan Morgan is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is most noted for his 2020 film ''The Kid Detective'', for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. Morgan was previously credited as a writer and producer of Matt Johnson (director), Matt Johnson's 2013 film ''The Dirties'', and as writer of Sol Friedman's 2014 animated short ''Day 40''. He wrote and directed the short films ''The Pedestrian Jar'' (2011) and ''A Pretty Funny Story'' (2012), and directed July Talk's music video for "The Garden". ''Dose (magazine), Dose'', September 20, 2013. References External links |