Screening times:
Sunday, May 18, 5:30 PM
Saturday, May 24, 5:30 PM - director attending!
Sarah Galea-Davis | Canada | 2024 | 101m
Stefani Kimber, Eric Johnson, Jess Salgueiro
Director Sarah Galea-Davis will be attending the May 24 screening for a post-film Q&A via video-link!
Summer, 1994. Emily is a 15-year-old with a dream of becoming an actor, which is realized when she is cast as the youngest member of an avant-garde theatre production. She is immediately entranced by the bohemian lives of her fellow actors and feels like she has found a surrogate family.
But the company operates with its own strict rules and unwritten codes which Emily must quickly learn. As the lines between artistic and personal relationships blur, Emily becomes entangled in the complex and adult power dynamics within the group, where she's unprepared for what's being asked of her.
Inspired by writer-director Sarah Galea-Davis' personal experience as a performer in the Toronto independent theatre community, The Players' semi-autobiographical tang is impossible to deny. It's a missive from another era, examining the way women managed the frequently bad behavior of men in power.
"The Players is an interesting, complex film that exposes the potential abuses within the theatre industry. It’s quietly dangerous and emotionally charged throughout." - Mary Munoz, Moviescramble
"The Players is a poignant, tense and distressing exploration of power dynamics, manipulation and coercion." - Film Carnage
"A moody, unsettling piece. 4.5/5 stars." - Jennie Kermode, Eye for Film (UK)
Winner: Best Director - Canadian Film Fest 2024
Sarah Galea-Davis is an award-winning writer / director whose fiction credits include the short films Berlin, Can You Wave Bye-Bye? and An Apartment. All three have premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and played at festivals internationally. Her documentary work has been commissioned by Tate Media CBC, MSNBC, Logo and Canada Council for the Arts. She is an alumna of the Reykjavik International Film Festival Talent Lab, TIFF Talent Lab, and is an alumna of Canadian Film Center’s Director’s Lab. Sarah’s work has been nominated for numerous awards including Canadian Screen Awards, Prix Iris and Golden Sheaf Awards. Can You Wave Bye-Bye? won Best Film at the Worldwide Short Film Festival. The Players is her feature film debut.
Tickets $8.75 ($8 cash at the door if available)
