A small town youth finds fulfillment and romance in a big city's creative writing course, but feels obliged to sacrifice them when his sister's home life deteriorates in his absence.
Acting
Richard de Klerk's restrained desperation as Cole cracks open.
Writing
Workshop scenes that actually feel like real creative vulnerability.
Director
Carl Bessai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carl Bessai shot this in actual Vancouver writing workshops, using real students as background actors.
The film mirrors Bessai's own experience leaving a small prairie town for film school — Cole's workshop scenes were shot in his actual alma mater.
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