Inertia (film)

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Inertia
Directed by Sean Garrity
Written bySean Garrity
Starring Jonas Chernick
Sarah Constible
Gordon Tanner
Micheline Marchildon
Release date
  • September 12, 2001 (2001-09-12)(TIFF)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Inertia is a 2001 Canadian drama film, directed by Sean Garrity.

The film stars Jonas Chernick, Sarah Constible, Gordon Tanner and Micheline Marchildon as Joseph, Laura, Bruce and Alex, four young professionals in Winnipeg, Manitoba who are embroiled in a "love rhombus" in which each is in unrequited love with one of the others. [1]

The film won the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival, [2]

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References

  1. "The best publicist no money can buy: Jonas Chernick moonlights as promoter for his film Inertia". National Post , September 14, 2001.
  2. "Inertia shifts Winnipeg director into fast lane". canoe.ca, January 24, 2002.