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Late Summer

North American Premiere

A young loner grows attached to his camp counsellor at a haunted summer camp.

 

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Director
Cast

Dylan Lillie-Brine, Taryn Edgeworth, Tavis Putnam, Riva Billowso

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

English

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Nudity

G
12 min

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VIFF Short Forum: Program 4

Bouncing through nostalgic aesthetics and genre storytelling, a contemporary point of view comes into focus.

 

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Credits

Producer

Allegra Chiarella, Ryan Steel

Screenwriter

Ryan Steel

Cinematography

Jesse De Rocquigny

Editor

Ryan Steel

Original Music

Isaac Tate, Jesse Lawrence

Director

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Ryan Steel

Ryan Steel is an independent filmmaker and animator from Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg). His work plays in the intersections of experimental, documentary, and narrative filmmaking. His credits include the short films Cease & Desist (2018), and his most recent work, Late Summer, both of which were made with support from the Winnipeg Film Group.