Gods of Youth

Gods of Youth
Official film poster
Directed byKate Twa
Screenplay byKate Twa
Produced byKate Twa
Ronan Reinart
StarringJames Pizzinato
Joey Pierce
Anthony Shim
Ashley Whillans
Lynda Boyd
Grace Park
William MacDonald
J. R. Bourne
CinematographyRonan Reinart
Edited byRonan Reinart
Music byTyler Weiss
Ben Lumsden
Production
companies
Mutant Films
Cucumber Satellite Theatre & Film Society
Distributed byNovastar Corporation & Mutant Films Inc.
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Gods of Youth (original title: Candyland) is a drama film written, directed and produced by Kate Twa. Other working titles were Meth, and Run Rabbit Run.

Plot

Following the next few days of two drug users that meet by coincidence, film school student Paul Moon (Anthony Shim) and meth making Jay King (Joey Pierce) who also deals ecstasy and cocaine, with Briana Clark (Ashley Whillans) (Paul's film school colleague), spiral into self-destructive and havoc wreaking misadventures before tragically succumbing to the paranoia inducing effects of meth.[1]

Cast

  • James Pizzinato as Terry King
  • Joey Pierce as Jay King
  • Anthony Shim as Paul Moon
  • Ashley Whillans as Briana Clark
  • Jordana Largy as Niky Jordan
  • Lynda Boyd as Theresa King
  • Grace Park as Hanna Moon
  • William MacDonald as Babydoll
  • J. R. Bourne as Joe Clark

Production

Preproduction began at least one year before principal photography,[2] as producers and actors interviewed "police officers, addicts, ex-addicts, hospice workers, parole officers, psychiatrists, and councillors" about the attraction and effects of the drug crystal methamphetamine.

The film was then shot over a one-year period, with actors delivering most of their dialogue as improvisation.

Completion financing was secured from Telefilm Canada in 2010,[3] and the final version was completed in January 2011.

Premieres

Film drafts were screened to critical acclaim at the Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival on September 17, 2008, The Beverly Hills International Film Festival on April 1, 2009, and the Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival (Toronto) on November 10, 2011.[4] Its first major release was its premiere on the Super Channel on February 16, 2012, and was broadcast in rotation until April 15, 2012. It was available on Super Channel's digital demand.

References

  1. ^ FutuReale Magazine, Toronto: http://futureale.com/Toronto-Reviews/Movies/gods-of-youth.html
  2. ^ Gods of Youth Website: http://godsofyouth.com/about.html
  3. ^ "CANDYLAND - Telefilm Canada". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  4. ^ "Run Rabbit Run (2008) - IMDb". IMDb.


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