A Canadian documentary featuring two young filmmakers attending the Toronto Film Festival to pitch a film concept to various celebrities. Their film idea, titled "The Dawn", concerns a Mafia don who goes for a hernia operation but gets a sex change instead. During the 1996 Toronto Fest, they approach Roger Ebert, Norman Jewison (at a packed press conference), Eric Stoltz (leaving a limo), Al Pacino, and others without much success. On a roll, they leave Toronto for Hollywood, getting advice from Arthur Hiller and Neil Simon and finding an agent who expresses interest in their pitch.
Direction
Kenny and Spencer weaponize their own humiliation with zero self-awareness.
Writing
"The Dawn" pitch gets funnier every time they fail to read the room.
Director
Spencer Rice
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was shot before Kenny vs. Spenny made them Canadian TV legends—you're watching the origin of their masochistic dynamic.
The 1996 TIFF footage captures a dying era: celebrities roamed freely without handlers, and two randos could corner Al Pacino at a urinal.
CA
