''Live Bait'' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, released in 1995. The directorial debut of

Bruce Sweeney Bruce Sweeney (born in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian film director. He has spent his career based primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Sweeney's debut film, '' Live Bait'', won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toro ...

, the film won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the

1995 Toronto International Film Festival The 20th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 7 and September 16, 1995. ''The Confessional'' by Robert Lepage was selected as the opening film and ''Devil In A Blue Dress'' by Carl Fran ...

."Live Bait snags Canadian award". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', September 18, 1995. The film stars

Tom Scholte Tom Scholte is a Canadian actor and academic.Lynn Mitges, "Students acting like they should; Program at UBC gives them the tools to take into the real world". ''The Province'', January 10, 2008. He is most noted for his performances in the film ''L ...

as Trevor McIntosh, a 23-year-old man attempting to lose his virginity during the summer after his college graduation, while the relationship of his parents (

Babz Chula Babz Chula (born Barbara Ellen Zuckerman; circa 1946 – May 7, 2010) was an American-born Canadian actress. Chula spent her early childhood in the working-class neighbourhood of Jamaica, N.Y., but her widowed mother, Abby Zuckerman, a bookin ...

and Kevin McNulty) is simultaneously faltering. The film was written as Sweeney's graduate thesis for his MFA in Film Studies at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

."Graduate hooked on reel life"

, November 14, 1996.

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* 1995 films 1995 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Bruce Sweeney 1995 directorial debut films 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub