''Murder in Passing'' is a Canadian short film series directed by
John Greyson,
["TTC offers new platform for mystery". '']Toronto Star
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'', January 7, 2013. which was broadcast as a series of 42 30-second episodes through January and February 2013 on
Pattison Outdoor Advertising
Pattison Outdoor Advertising is a Canadian out-of-home advertising company owned by the Jim Pattison Group. According to the Canadian Out-of-Home Measurement Bureau, it was Canada's largest out-of-home advertising company in 2013, holding more t ...
's video screens in the
Toronto Transit Commission's subway system.
["High drama for commuters". '']The Globe and Mail
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'', February 12, 2013.
The series stars
Alexander Chapman
Alexander Chapman is a Canadian actor."Actor's career bound to flower with Lilies; Former N.D.G. resident lands femme-fatale film role that many others craved". ''Montreal Gazette'', October 12, 1995. He is best known for his role as Lydie-Anne in ...
as Epicene, a
transgender detective investigating the murder of Mars Brito (
Chase Joynt), a
bike courier
Bicycle messengers (also known as bike or cycle couriers) are people who work for courier companies (also known as messenger companies) carrying and delivering items by bicycle. Bicycle messengers are most often found in the central business dist ...
, in the fictional town of Passing,
British Columbia.
The cast also includes
Guillermo Verdecchia,
Arsinée Khanjian
Arsinée Khanjian (Western Armenian: Արսինէ Խանճեան, Eastern Armenian: Արսինե Խանջյան; born 6 September 1958) is an Armenian-Canadian actress and activist. She is widely known for her collaborations with her husband, fi ...
,
Moynan King and
Nina Arsenault.
["Film prof's 'whodunit' Murder in Passing captivates Toronto commuters"]
'' yFile'', February 6, 2013.
The series was commissioned in 2007 as an outgrowth of the Toronto Urban Film Festival, an annual event in which Pattison screens one-minute short works by artists and filmmakers on its network of subway video screens.
The episodes were also distributed as a
web series,
additional clues to the mystery were published via
Twitter and in the Toronto edition of ''
Metro'',
[ and Greyson indicated plans to expand it into a feature film.][ In the web series edition, each episode is followed by a 30-second opera aria, written by David Wall, which also shares clues to the murder."Murder in Passing: Transmedia on the Toronto Subway"]
'' Filmmaker'', January 7, 2013.
References
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''Murder in Passing''
2013 web series debuts
Canadian drama web series
Canadian LGBT-related web series
Films directed by John Greyson
Toronto Transit Commission
Transgender-related television shows
Mystery web series
2010s Canadian LGBT-related drama television series
Crime drama web series