Everyone (film)
| Everyone | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Bill Marchant |
| Screenplay by | Bill Marchant |
| Produced by | Christine Lawrance Bill Marchant Stephen Park |
| Starring | Matt Fentiman Mark Hildreth |
| Cinematography | Jane Weitzel |
| Edited by | Tony Dean Smith |
| Music by | Mary Ancheta |
Production company | Everyone Productions |
| Distributed by | TLA Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Everyone is a Canadian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Bill Marchant and released in 2004.[1] The film centres on a gay couple, Ryan (Matt Fentiman) and Grant (Mark Hildreth), who are having a wedding ceremony in their backyard, only to find that many of their guests have brought their own family dramas and dysfunctions.[2]
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2004.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Starring
- Matt Fentiman as Ryan
- Mark Hildreth as Grant
- Brendan Fletcher as Dylan
- Other cast
(in alphabetical order)
- Katherine Billings as Rebecca
- Michael Chase as Gale
- Suzanne Hepburn as Trish
- Bill Marchant as Shepard
- Cara McDowell as Rachel
- Andrew Moxham as Kalvin
- Stephen Park as Luke
- Carly Pope as Rena
- Tom Scholte as Roger
- Nancy Sivak as Madeline
- Debra Thorne as Betty
- Anna Williams as Jenny
Awards
[edit]At the Montreal World Film Festival, the film won the Golden Zenith Prize for Best Canadian Film.[4] At the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2005, it won the award for Best Canadian Film.[5]
At the 2004 Vancouver International Film Festival, the film was one of the runners-up for the Most Popular Canadian Film award.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Dennis Harvey, "Everyone". Variety, September 2, 2004.
- ^ Greg Burliuk, "Gay festival has film for everyone". Kingston Whig-Standard, January 28, 2005.
- ^ "Film's 'great synchronicity'". Ottawa Citizen, August 20, 2004.
- ^ "Syrian Bride wins top honours at Montreal Film Festival". Screen Daily, September 6, 2004.
- ^ "Alice Wu’s “Saving Face” Among Honorees at Inside Out Gay Fest". IndieWire, June 9, 2005.
- ^ "Canadian films honoured at Vancouver film festival". North Bay Nugget, October 11, 2004.