North American Premiere
A young loner grows attached to his camp counsellor at a haunted summer camp.
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Community Broadcast Partner
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Dylan Lillie-Brine, Taryn Edgeworth, Tavis Putnam, Riva Billowso
Canada
2022
English
Nudity
Featured in:
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
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.