| We Forgot to Break Up | |
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 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 |
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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]
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]
The film's cast also includes Cara Gee, Grace Glowicki, Steven McCarthy, Mark Rendall, Dov Tiefenbach and Sofia Banzhaf.
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]
A feature film adaptation of Burgess's novel, directed by Karen Knox, entered production in 2022, [4] and was released in 2024.
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