A Brand New You
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| A Brand New You | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Shawn Whitney |
| Produced by | Marie Adler Stephane Boutros Kathryn Palmateer Freya Ravensbergen Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz Shawn Whitney |
| Starring | Freya Ravensbergen Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz Clinton Lee Pontes |
| Cinematography | Alex Lisman |
| Edited by | Luke Sargent |
| Music by | Tristan Capacchione (original score) |
Production company | Dangerous Dusk Productions |
| Distributed by | Adler & Associates |
Release dates | 2014, April 6 (Houston WorldFest) USA |
Running time | 83 min |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
A Brand New You is a Canadian feature film that was released in 2014. It is a dark comedy directed by married couple Kathryn Palmateer, Shawn Whitney and starring Freya Ravensbergen, Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz, Clinton Lee Pontes and Vanessa Burns. The film was described as "a low-key comedy about a widower (Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz) who enlists his roommates (Clinton Lee Pontes, Freya Ravensbergen) in a half-baked scheme to clone his dead wife".[1]
A Brand New You is a mocrobudget film and was produced on a shoestring. It was shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . A first feature by directors Kathryn Palmateer and Shawn Whitney, the film was hailed as an achievement by critics and garnered accolades as a first picture and won audience awards.
Plot
When he can't accept the death of his wife, Santiago moves into a shared house and eventually tries to commit suicide. His attempt is interrupted by his new roommate, Laura who mentions that their everpresent third housemate and landlord, Murray, is a former geneticist who was considered a visionary in the cloning field. Santiago devises a plan involving Laura to get Murray to clone his dead wife and thereby bring her back to life.[2][3][4][5][6]
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Cast
Info about the pair of directors [7]
the film is surprisingly likeable given it's obvious budgetary shortcomings with much of the credit going to the performances. One reviewer said "the characters are so weirdly specific and the actors who play them so invested that it kind of works in spite of itself".
The film appeared in a "worth a watch " year end list of Now Magazine in 2015
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References
- ^ a b WILNER, NORMAN (APRIL 16, 2015). "A BRAND NEW YOU". NOW Newspaper. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "A Brand New You". Cinema Axis. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "FilmBizarro.com - From extreme underground horror reviews to independent arthouse and beyond". www.filmbizarro.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "First Look Review - A Brand New You". Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "Cinemablographer: Cloning Comedy A True Original". www.cinemablographer.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "The Film Corner with Greg Klymkiw: March 2014". klymkiwfilmcorner.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "A BRAND NEW YOU". 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "NNN: 121 FILMS OF 2015 THAT ARE WORTH A WATCH". NOW Newspaper. DECEMBER 22, 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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