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to cannes in a can
It’s Cannes time! And I haven’t even made it home from the Berlinale yet. My son Sean and I have been holed up in our house in France since February, writing, playing music and being grateful we...
View Articleto cannes in a can, pt 2: into the belly of the beast
So we’re here. We arrived in Cannes a half hour ago, not registered, not a single party invite between us, and with 32 euros, a van, a mattress and a well-chewed baguette. Lamborghinis whip past...
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to cannes in a can, pt 4: beaches, bikes and fitting in
Day Two dawned bright and clear in the underground car park, with the blue-tinged haze of the fluorescent lights streaming in our window. Alas, there was no time to bask in its warm glow, as there...
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to cannes in a can, pt. 3: partycrashing 101
Sean hobnobs with director Marcus Shepherd Parties. Not just for the frivolous ne’er-do-wells anymore. Also for respectable, albeit underfunded, filmmakers (often as not, the two go hand-in-hand)....
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to cannes in a can, pt 5: r-e-s-p-e-c-t
Gazing into a sea of respectability I relish the heady adventure of sneaking into things. I really do. But I’ve been sleeping in a van. Brushing my teeth in a hedge. Eating dry granola straight...
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to cannes in a can, pt. 6: divide and conquer
not even the most ridiculous of the yachts An 18-year-old can only hang out with his mother for so long, even if she is the coolest mom on the planet. So when Sean met an American actress/javelin...
View Articlemoncton shooting and what we can do better
I know there are so many mass shootings these days we can barely keep track. I know that every one of them brings its own pain and its own horror and its own controversy. Each one opens a door to...
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women filmmakers, please apply
It’s Gloria Steinem’s birthday. It’s the perfect day to talk about how proud I am to be directing a female-driven film, surrounded by a team that is mostly women. And the women have the good...
View ArticleAugust 24th, 2016
Three weeks ago, I wrapped post-production on my first feature film, The Wasting. A half hour later, when it was at last safe to, I got sick. Sprawl-on-the-couch-for-weeks, hack-up-a-lung sick. The...
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Coming Soon to North America
As you may have noted in the clickable headline over <<<<<<<thataway<<<<<< Indiecan Entertainment has acquired my directorial debut The Wasting for North...
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