A theatre troupe reunites for their director's wake, but the real performance is the corpse in the room.
After the mysterious death of their infamous director, members of a formerly renowned theatre company reunite for his wake. The grieving widow welcomes the thespians to her country house, but the drama intensifies when old rivalries and jealousies erupt, exposing a myriad of secrets and lies.
Acting
Nicholas Campbell's unseen director haunts every petty confrontation.
Writing
Dialogue that understands how artists weaponize their own victimhood.
Director
Penelope Buitenhuis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in rural Ontario on a micro-budget, the film's theatrical origins show—most cast members had worked together in Toronto stage productions prior.
The film quietly interrogates the 'tortured genius' mythos that protected abusive men in Canadian arts circles long before #MeToo.
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