Dear Scavengers
A no-nonsense used-appliance shop owner is forced to contend with a phalanx of tween girls entering his store during a summer camp scavenger hunt. Hrant Alianak’s performance as the anti-social proprietor Hector hits deadpan comedic perfection in this urban tale about generation gaps and bargain-priced stoves.
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62 Salem Avenue | Toronto ON | M6H 3C1 | Canada | Tel: 416 333 6446 |
A 2012 FIRST LOVE FILMS PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR:
Aaron Phelan
WRITER
: Aaron Phelan
PRODUCER:
Laura Perlmutter & Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
EXECUTIVE PRODUER:
Daniel Bekerman
EDITOR:
Courtney Goldman
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
: James Klopko
PRODUCTION DESIGNER:
Eva Michon
MUSIC:
Paul Carroll
PRINCIPAL CAST:
Hrant Alianak, Helen Colliander, Erin Pitt
8:52 minutes / Red / Color / 2012 / 16:9 / Dolby 5.1 / HDCAM
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FIRST LOVE FILMS INC.
62 Salem Avenue
Toronto ON M6H 3C1
Tel: +1 (416) 333-6446
E-mail: andrew@firstlovefilms.com
laura@firstlovefilms.com
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SYNOPSES
LOGLINE:
When pre-teens from a summer leadership camp are sent on a scavenger hunt to Hector's no-nonsense used appliance shop, a mini-culture clash ensues.
SHORT:
When a group of young girls on a scavenger hunt stream into Hector’s no-nonsense used appliance store
Hector wants nothing to do with them. But a feisty young girl stands up to him, tells him to just be nice and charms him into playing along.
MEDIUM:
Hector runs a no-nonsense used appliance store in Toronto, where decades of haggling and cash deals have left him without patience for anyone but real customers. Groups of young girls on a scavenger hunt stream into his store to count how many stoves he has. Hector tries to kick them out, but a feisty young girl stands up to him, tells him to just be nice and charms him into playing along.
LONG:
Hector runs a no-nonsense used appliance store in Toronto, where decades of haggling and cash deals have left him without patience for anyone but real customers. Groups of young girls on a scavenger hunt stream into his store to count how many stoves he has. Hector tries to kick them out, but a feisty young girl stands up to him, tells him to just be nice and charms him into playing along.
FILMMAKER BIOGRAPHIES
DIRECTOR/WRITER:
AARON PHELAN
SHORT BIO:
Aaron is a Toronto based Director, originally from Tweed, Ontario. Rural life taught him a love of theoutdoors and the value of making your own fun with imagination. While at Ryerson he was awarded the Imperial Tobacco Emerging Artist Prize. His films have screened at TIFF, and the Guggenheim’s
YouTubePlay. He is returning to TIFF with his second short film
Dear Scavengers.
Director’s nationality - Canadian Citizen, City Born – Ottawa, ON
DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY:
‘NAYAMED’ (2011, HD, 7x30 sec, Commercials)
Writer/Director
Agency: Meme Boutique / ClipTheory
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‘SEASONS STORIES’ (2011 HD, 3x3 min, Case Studies)
Director/Videographer
Agency: Creative Path / ClipTheory
‘HOME’ (2010, HD, 6x2 min, Comedy)
Director
TIFF 2010 Official Selection
Guggenheim YouTubePlay Shortlist
Producer: Andrew N.M. Smith
‘GREAT BEDFELLOWS’ (2010, HD, 5x3 min, Case Studies)
Director/Videographer
Agency: Hypenotic / Cliptheory
‘DRAKE TV’ (2007-2010, DV, 30x5 min, Travel/Reality)
Director (30 episodes)
Broadcaster: SpaFax / Air Canada In-Flight
‘ROCKETS OF TOMORROW’ (2006, 8mm, 45 minutes, Experimental)
Writer/Director
Co-Director: Josh Raskin
Performed live at INTERACCESS and FITC Toronto 2006
PRODUCERS:
LAURA PERLMUTTER
SHORT BIO:
Laura Perlmutter is a film, television and digital media producer. A Canadian Film Centre’s Producers’
Lab alumni her credits include
Beware Of Dog (Atlantic Film Festival), and the CFC short film Rishi’s
World
& Rattan. She is currently developing the feature comedy Fit To Print and the half-hour comedy
series,
Critic.
Producer’s nationality – Canadian & UK citizen, City Born - Hasting, Uk
ANDREW NICHOLAS MCCANN SMITH
SHORT BIO:
Toronto-based producer, Andrew Smith, started in publishing and moved over to film to work on a
FOX/ABC-affiliate comedy
Edge with Jake. His films have screened at TIFF, Mercer Union and were
nominated by the Guggenheim’s YouTubePlay. In 2011 he was listed as one of The Emerging 20
Filmmakers by Reelworld Film Festival. He is returning to TIFF with two films this year:
Canoejacked
and
Dear Scavengers.
Producer’s nationality – Canadian citizen, City Born – Toronto, ON
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EDITOR:
COURTNEY GOLDMAN
SHORT BIO:
Courtney Goldman is a Toronto based editor. In 2010 she graduated from the Canadian Film Centre’s
Editors’ Lab program. Her varied editing portfolio ranges from festival favorite short films such as
DEAR
SCAVENGERS
, THURSDAY MARKET and POLE, to music videos and TV shows.
LEAD CAST BIOGRAPHIES:
HRANT ALIANAK
HRANT ALIANAK is a writer, director, producer and actor
. His plays, all of which were directed by him
as well, include
Night, The Blues, Lucky Strike and The Walls Of Africa, which was nominated for eight
Dora awards and won three, including Outstanding Production. As an actor, he is primarily known for his
work in film and television and has recently been seen in recurring roles in the TV series,
My Babysitter’s
A Vampire, Little Mosque On The Prairie, Crash & Burn, Zone Of Separation
, as well as the films,
Pontypool
and The Echo. Upcoming roles include the films Dear Scavenger, and Inescapable. He will be
directing his first film
A Trip To The Island with First Love Films.
HELEN COLLIANDER
Helen's imagination transformed playing make-believe into a driven desire to act. Some early success in
commercials and a major role in
The Case for Christmas solidified her artistic passion. Helen appears in
the forthcoming feature film
Mr. Viral and in this season's final episode of Rookie Blue. Helen enjoyed
performing in
Dear Scavengers and looks forward to seeing how others respond to the film.
ERIN PITT
ERIN PITT has had principal roles in
Flashpoint, The Listener, Silent Hill 2, and Camp Rock 2 and she’s
only 13. She studies ballet and acting.
FULL CREDIT LIST: (see credits attached)
CONTACT INFO:
Director / Writer
Name: Aaron Phelan
Address: 1263 King Street West, Toronto
Telephone: 647-406-4896
E-mail: aaron@cliptheory.com
Producer(s)
Name: Laura Perlmutter
Address: 1-134 Marion St. Toronto ON M6R 1E7
Telephone: 647-893-4767
E-mail: laura@firstlovefilms.com
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Producer(s)
Name: Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
Address: 62 Salem Ave. Toronto ON M6H 3C1
Telephone: 416-333-6446
E-mail: andrew@firstlovefilms.com
PRESS NOTES:
•
This is AARON PHELAN’s second film, both have premiered at TIFF: Home: Life Advice
(2010) &
Dear Scavengers (2012)
•
AARON PHELAN has a feature called Jumping for Jasper about Christian skateboarders,
currently in development.
•
ANDREW NICHOLAS MCCANN SMITH has two films in TIFF this year: Dear Scavengers, &
Canoejacked
.
•
HRANT ALIANAK is in two films in TIFF this year. Dear Scavengers, & Inescapable.
•
LAURA PERLMUTTER is a recent graduate of the CFC’s Producers’ Lab (2012)
•
LAURA PERLMUTTER and ANDREW NICHOLAS MCCANN SMITH are producing
HRANT ALIANAK’s first feature
A Trip to the Island, a movie about regret, being shot this
December on Toronto Island.
•
FIRST LOVE FILMS is producing BILL TAYLOR’S first feature Don’t Get Killed in Alaska,
HRANT ALIANAK’S
A Trip to the Island, and CODY CAMPANALE’S Fragile Minds in thenext year.
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