Tito (2019 film)
| Tito | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Grace Glowicki |
| Written by | Grace Glowicki |
| Produced by | Grace Glowicki Miriam Levin-Gold Ben Petrie |
| Starring | Grace Glowicki Ben Petrie |
| Cinematography | Christopher Lew |
| Edited by | Brendan Mills |
| Music by | Casey Manierka-Quaile |
Production companies | Featured Creatures Hawkeye Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Tito is a 2019 Canadian drama film written and directed by Grace Glowicki. Glowicki plays Tito, a man terrified of the outside world and hunted by sexual predators. The refuge he finds in an abandoned house is disturbed by the arrival of John (Ben Petrie), a cheerful and protective neighbor.
The film premiered at the 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival,[1] where it won the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award.[2] It also won the first Audacity Award at the 2019 Oldenburg International Film Festival.[3]
The film was shortlisted for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[4]
Critical response
[edit]The New Yorker's Richard Brody called it "the most remarkable feature that I saw at the Maryland festival."[5]
Production
[edit]On August 16, 2018 a post-production Kickstarter campaign was launched with a fundraising target of $18,000. Funding closed with $23,027 pledged by 121 backers.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ McNary, Dave (March 12, 2019). "SXSW Awards: 'Alice,' 'For Sama' Win Top Prizes". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 13, 2019). "SXSW: 'Alice', 'For Sama' Among Feature Film Grand Jury Award Winners". Deadline. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (September 9, 2019). "'In Full Bloom' Wins Oldenburg Independence Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
- ^ Brody, Richard (May 13, 2019). "'Highlights from the 2019 Maryland Film Festival". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Tito Feature Film – Kickstarter
External links
[edit]- Tito at IMDb
- Tito at Rotten Tomatoes
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