World Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival 2024 & Canadian Screen Award nomination for Olson for Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy.
Role(s) on Production: Writer, Director, Producer, Lead Actor
Year: 2024
Length: 86-minute feature
Genre: Drama
Distributor: Raven Banner
Description: An autobiographical comedy about an insecure, awkward, and lonely actor who goes on an unwitting journey of self-love in the midst of an eating disorder relapse.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAkskuNK40I
Festivals: Slamdance Film Festival 2024, Canadian Film Fest 2024, Athens International Film & Video Festival 2024, Girona Film Festival 2024, Queens World Film Festival 2024, Kansas City Filmfest International 2024, Tallahassee Film Festival 2024, Long Island International FIlm Expo 2024, Film Invasion Los Angeles 2024, Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival 2024, Ridgefield Independent Film Festival 2024, Regina International Film Festival 2024, New Jersey International Film Festival 2024, Lonely Seal International Film and Music Festival 2024, Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival 2024, Cobb International Film Festival 2024, San Antonio Film Festival 2024, Monadnock International Film Festival 2024, Glendale International Film Festival 2024, Forest City Film Festival 2024, New Renaissance Film Festival 2024, Hamilton Film Festival 2024, New West Film Fest 2024, Festival Internacional de Cine de Autor 2024, Mental Filmness 2024, Silver Wave Film Festival 2024, This Is My Brave Australia (TIMBA) International Mental Health Film Festival 2024, Wales International Film Festival 2024, IDYLLWILD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CINEMA 2025, Oil Valley Film Festival.
Awards:
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Canadian Film Festival (Taylor Olson)
Audience Choice - Best Narrative Feature - Tallahassee Film Festival
Audience Award - Best Feature Drama - Film Invasion LA
Grand Jury Award - Best Lead Performer - Film Invasion LA (Taylor Olson)
Grand Jury Award - Best Supporting Performer - Film Invasion LA (Stephanie MacDonald)
Best Feature - Oil Valley Film Festival
Best Director - Oil Valley Film Festival
Best Lead Actor - Oil Valley Film Festival (Taylor Olson)
Best Cinematography - Oil Valley Film Festival
Best Editing - Oil Valley Film Festival
Outstanding Performance - Ridgefield Independent Film Festival (Taylor Olson)
Best Actor in a Feature Film - Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival (Taylor Olson)
Best LGBTQ+ Actor at the Bare Bones International Film Festival (Taylor Olson)
Best Performance at the New Jersey International Film Festival (Taylor Olson)
Nominations:
Canadian Screen Awards - Best Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy (Taylor Olson).
Unstoppable, Slamdance Film Festival
Best Male Actor & Best Narrative Feature at the Queens World Film Festival
Best Feature & Best International Feature at the Long Island International Film Expo.
Best Feature, New Renaissance Film Festival.
Best Feature, Glendale International Film Festival.
Best Feature, Wales International Film Festival.
Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Score, Best Sound Design and Best Ensemble at the Idyllwild Film Festival.
Screen NS: Best Feature.
Screener available upon request.