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| Directed by | Gavin Michael Booth |
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| Cinematography | Seth Wessel-Estes |
| Edited by | Gavin Michael Booth |
| Music by | Adrian Ellis |
Production company | Mimetic Entertainment |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Last Call is a 2019 drama film directed by Gavin Michael Booth and written by Booth and Daved Wilkins. The film stars Wilkins, Sarah Booth and Matt Maenpaa.
A man struggling with mental health attempts to reach a suicide hotline but the call is accidentally connected to a janitor.
Principal photography of the film is a 77-minute, split-screen single take. [1]
The film premiered at Beloit International Film Festival on February 28, 2019. [2] A limited theatrical release took place on November 25, 2020, and it was released for streaming on February 23, 2021. [3]
The film has received mostly positive feedback. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of the critics recommend the film based on seventeen reviews. [3] Joel Fisher at Battle Royale With Cheese said the film is "a realistic and heart-breaking account of a man whose life is on the line." [4] Alan Ng at Film Threat scored the film 8 out of 10. [5] Kat Hughes at The Hollywood News said "Last Call offers up a necessary dialogue on a topic that is all too often branded as taboo." [6] Peter Debruge at Variety said "there's so much dead space here, and it's unfair to ask composer Adrian Ellis to fill it all." [1] Roger Moore at Movie Nation said it is a "generic suicide hot-line thriller memorable for its long-take/split screen gimmick, and little else." [7]
Sarah Booth received the 2022 ACTRA Montreal Award for Outstanding Onscreen Performance–Feminine for her performance in the film, while Gavin Michael Booth won the award for Best Director at the 2019 Portland Film Festival. [8] [9]
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