We Forgot to Break Up | |
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Directed by | Chandler Levack |
Written by | Chandler Levack Steven McCarthy |
Produced by | Matt Hilliard-Forde Nicole Hilliard-Forde |
Starring | Jesse Todd Cara Gee Grace Glowicki Steven McCarthy Mark Rendall |
Cinematography | Cabot McNenly |
Edited by | Bryan Atkinson |
Production companies | Motel Pictures BravoFACT |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
We Forgot to Break Up is a 2017 Canadian short drama film directed by Chandler Levack.[1] 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]
The film's cast also includes Cara Gee, Grace Glowicki, Steven McCarthy, Mark Rendall, Dov Tiefenbach and Sofia Banzhaf.
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]
A feature film adaptation of Burgess's novel, to be directed by Karen Knox, entered production in 2022.[4]