BEN'S AT HOME & THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU HAD PLANNED
Saturday, March 28, 3:45pm
BENS AT HOME
TORONTO PREMIERE
Running Time: 74mins
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Producers: Dan Abramovici, Mars Horodyski, Anneli Ekborn
Director: Mars Horodyski
Writers: Dan Abramovici, Mars Horodyski
Editor: Mike Reisacher
Cast: Dan Abramovici, Jess Embro, Jim Annan, Inessa Frantowski, Craig Brown, David Reale, Rob Baker, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Emma Fleury, Ruth Goodwin, Sarah Booth
Synopsis:
BENS AT HOME follows the newly 30 and single Ben Abramovici as he copes with life, love, and bouncing back from a bad breakup. Heartbroken and cynical after hes dumped by his girlfriend, Ben makes the unusual decision never to leave his house again, revealing in the struggles that follow the extent to which social media shapes our personal lives. Relevant and witty, the film speaks to the heart of our scattered, digital age, and is a topical and comedic look at todays wired generation.
The quirky naturalistic coming of age comedy stars Dan Abramovici Indiefest Best Actor along with a red hot cast of Canadas best comedic talent Jim Annan and Rob Baker Second City Mainstage alumni, Inessa Frantowski Gemini Award Winner, Avicii video star; Craig Brown Canadian Comedy Award winner and award
winning dramatic actors Jess Embro, Clara Pasieka David Cronenbergs Maps to the Stars, and Kimberly Sue-Murray Guillermo Del Toros Crimson Peak.
BENS AT HOME will be preceded by the short film THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU HAD PLANNED
THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU HAD PLANNED
WORLD PREMIERE
Running Time: 25mins
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Producers: Elizabeth Whitmere, Juan Montalvo, Sean Buckley, Gregory Nihon, Ryan Goldhar, Terry McGurrin
Director: Christopher Warre Smets
Writer: Christopher Warre Smets
Editor: Christopher Warre Smets
Cast: Kristian Bruun, Natalie Lisinska, Elizabeth Whitmere, Jefferson Brown
Synopsis:
While waiting for his movie to start, Hank works up the nerve to speak to the attractive woman seated behind him. In an upscale apartment across town, Jack welcomes Sarah over for a bottle of wine, and hopefully something more. But as these two scenarios unfold, they begin to intertwine with one another, and hidden truths and connections slowly emerge.