“Not until we are lost do we find ourselves.” Thoreau’s observation reverberates through Carl Bessai’s plaintive mid-life crisis film. Vincent Gale plays Peter, a Vancouver architect who is trying to set up his own company more in line with his ideals. This proves expensive. His sexy, influencer girlfriend calls it quits when he tells her they will have to sell the house. His 20-something daughter can only stand back and hope he pulls out of his tailspin. A quixotic decision to tough out a Saskatchewan winter in a bare-bones family cabin opens the floodgates of memory…
Apr 12 & 14: Q&A with filmmakers
Carl Bessai
Vincent Gale, June Laporte, Sara Canning, Tanaya Beatty, Ben Cotton, David Cubitt
Canada
2025
English
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Credits
Executive Producer
Steve Macy, Sam Eigen
Producer
Laura Lightbown, Carl Bessai
Screenwriter
Carl Bessai
Cinematography
Carl Bessai
Editor
Santiago Bessai
Original Music
Frank Bessai
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Canadian Film Week spotlights 18 features, including six Vancouver premieres and four brand new films from BC filmmakers, plus returning classics, new favourites, and free screenings on National Canadian Film Day.