We Forgot to Break Up (2017 film)

We Forgot to Break Up
Film poster
Directed by	Chandler Levack
Written by	Chandler Levack Steven McCarthy
Produced by	Matt Hilliard-Forde Nicole Hilliard-Forde
Starring	Jesse Todd Cara Gee Grace Glowicki Steven McCarthy Mark Rendall
Cinematography	Cabot McNenly
Edited by	Bryan Atkinson
Production companies	Motel Pictures BravoFACT
Release date	September 10, 2017 (2017-09-10)(TIFF)
Running time	16 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

We Forgot to Break Up is a 2017 Canadian short drama film directed by Chandler Levack. ^[1]

Background

Adapted from the novel Heidegger Stairwell by Kayt Burgess, ^[2] the film centres on Evan (Jesse Todd), a former rock musician reintroducing himself to his ex-bandmates for the first time since abandoning the band and coming out as a trans man. ^[2]

Cast

The film's cast also includes Cara Gee, Grace Glowicki, Steven McCarthy, Mark Rendall, Dov Tiefenbach and Sofia Banzhaf.

Release

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. ^[2] It won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2017 Whistler Film Festival. ^[3]

Feature film adaptation

A feature film adaptation of Burgess's novel, directed by Karen Knox, entered production in 2022, ^[4] and was released in 2024.

References

1. Meghan Collie, "Chandler Levack on Her New TIFF Short & the Importance of Telling Trans Stories" Archived 2020-07-13 at the Wayback Machine . Flare , September 13, 2017.
2. Jordan Adler, "WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP PREMIERES AT TIFF". Canadian Jewish News , September 5, 2017.
3. Craig Takeuchi, "It's a tie for best Canadian feature at the 2017 Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight , December 4, 2017.
4. Melanie Goodfellow, "Lane Webber, Daniel Gravelle, June Laporte, Jordan Dawson & Hallea Jones Join Cast Of Toronto Indie Music Scene Feature ‘We Forgot To Break Up’". Deadline Hollywood , November 9, 2022.

External links

• We Forgot to Break Up at IMDb