We Forgot to Break Up (2017 film)

We Forgot to Break Up
Film poster
Directed byChandler Levack
Written byChandler Levack
Steven McCarthy
Produced byMatt Hilliard-Forde
Nicole Hilliard-Forde
StarringJesse Todd
Cara Gee
Grace Glowicki
Steven McCarthy
Mark Rendall
CinematographyCabot McNenly
Edited byBryan Atkinson
Production
companies
Motel Pictures
BravoFACT
Release date
  • September 10, 2017 (2017-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

We Forgot to Break Up is a 2017 Canadian short drama film directed by Chandler Levack.[1]

Background

Adapted from the novel Heidegger Stairwell by Kayt Burgess,[2] the film centres on Evan (Jesse Todd), a former rock musician reintroducing himself to his ex-bandmates for the first time since abandoning the band and coming out as a trans man.[2]

Cast

The film's cast also includes Cara Gee, Grace Glowicki, Steven McCarthy, Mark Rendall, Dov Tiefenbach and Sofia Banzhaf.

Release

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2017 Whistler Film Festival.[3]

Feature film adaptation

A feature film adaptation of Burgess's novel, directed by Karen Knox, entered production in 2022,[4] and was released in 2024.

References

  1. ^ Meghan Collie, "Chandler Levack on Her New TIFF Short & the Importance of Telling Trans Stories" Archived 2020-07-13 at the Wayback Machine. Flare, September 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Jordan Adler, "WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP PREMIERES AT TIFF". Canadian Jewish News, September 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Craig Takeuchi, "It's a tie for best Canadian feature at the 2017 Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight, December 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Lane Webber, Daniel Gravelle, June Laporte, Jordan Dawson & Hallea Jones Join Cast Of Toronto Indie Music Scene Feature ‘We Forgot To Break Up’". Deadline Hollywood, November 9, 2022.