“Found Me” By David Findlay
Synopsis
In the foggy, twilight, arctic, dead of winter of Quebec City, Mitch’s life takes a turn after unwittingly stumbling upon the world of underground wrestling.
Directors statement
I discovered this wrestling community in my hometown of Quebec City about 2 years ago and was astounded. I couldn't believe this existed in my town and the energy was so electric. I was totally taken. That was the beginning. Then I'd always known my friend Mitch could be such a good actor but he'd never done it before. I felt he, in that universe, could be really interesting. Then a year after that, my favorite band Men I Trust released a new album on which I heard the song Found Me. I sort of became obsessed with it and that's where it all clicked. Set against the dark, gloomy and frigid winter of Quebec, I wanted to convey every person’s need to realize themselves - to reach their full transcendent self - however big, small, normal or totally bizarre their desire for self-expression may be.
Credits
Written & Directed by David Findlay
Inspired by the Music of Men I Trust
Starring: Michel Poudrier & Nahéma Ricci
Producers: Joaquin Cardoner, Livia Pizzamiglio Dion
Executive Producer: Céline Ceillier - Les Enfants
Co-Producers: Neel Gupta, Ariel Ho Kjaer
Cinematographer: Farhad Ghaderi
Production Designer: Liz Carins
Editor: Alexander Farah
Sound Design & Mix: Mitchell Allen
Colorist: Sam Gilling
Associate Producers: Nicolas Brassard Asselin, Hervé Dommange,
Jacques-Étienne Stein, Michael Kuna
Production Manager: Livia Pizzamiglio Dion
1st AD: Joaquin Cardoner
VFX: David McDonald, Charles Tremblay
Casting: Marie Côté, Étienne D’Anjou
Styling: Audrey Fontaine
HMU: Julie Gauthier
1st AC: Robin Rigault
2nd AC: Marc-Alexandre Dulude
Steadicam Operator: Maude Turcot
Art Director: Jean-Nicolas Tremblay
Gaffer/Key Grip (MVP): Marc-André Bilodeau
Gaffer: Étienne Hébert
Grips: Antoine Ratheau, Pierre-Olivier Gingras
Sound Recordist: Pierre-Olivier Francoeur
PAs: Gala Belen Dionne, Alexia Taillefer, Marie-Christine Dallaire, Gabriel Tremblay
Supporting Cast: Marko Estrada, Stephen Sullivan, Martin Reddyhoff, Ann-Sophie Archer,
Mathieu Jolin, Guillaume Moreau, John Dinan, Charles DiGaetano, Sheilla Mawn, Johanne
Drapeau, Christiane Allard, André Beaudoin, Sébastien Desrosiers, Marie Côté, Pierre De Blois, Marc-Antoine Johnson
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