About the
Film: Phil and Jay share
more than a family bond - failed careers, failed relationships,
bottomless drinks, and a debilitating memory of a shocking
encounter in a ravine one childhood day. The pretext of being
strangers, the darkly comic ritual that the broken, non-functioning
brothers perform in an attempt to get at their pain, can't
cover the palpable connection between them, nor their deeply
felt desire to find redemption.
Cutting between live action performed by an award-winning
cast and ingenuous animation whose simplicity belies the impact
of the incident it reveals, Pavane portrays both the loss
of innocence and a subtle hint at the boys' fragile potential
for a new beginning. The screenplay, adapted from his novel
The Ravine, and the nuanced performances Quarrington has made
possible with the stellar cast, allows audiences to empathize
with his characters to a degree rarely achieved in the short
film format.
Directed by Paul Quarrington Produced in
association with Fizzy Dreams Inc., Crush Inc., CTV's Bravo!FACT
Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent, Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation (CBC), ACTRA Toronto Performers TIP Programme
www.bravofact.com © 2008 BookShorts Inc. www.bookshorts.com
Pavane
Country: Canada
Director: Paul Quarrington
Producer: Judith Keenan
Editor: Ross Turnbull
Screenwriter: Paul Quarrington
Cinematographer: D. Gregor Hagey
Animation: Chris Minos
Music: Glenda Del Monte Escalante, David Gray
Cast: Ted Dykstra, Geraint Wyn-Davies, Michelle Latimer,
Jennifer Podemski
PRESS COVERAGE
Jaded
Expressions Review, NXNE Screening 2009 "a beautifully
simple short film filled with subtext. "
WordFest Calgary Article by Noah Richler
Calgary Herald Review
FastForward Profile: Paul Quarrington
Book Trailer on Barnes and Noble
PRESS KIT MATERIALS
ADDITIONAL PRESS KIT MATERIALS (.ZIP File incl. Word, PDF, Background Bio's, Film Credits, etc.)
ADDITIONAL PHOTO GALLERY
VIDEO TRAILER and Embed code on Vimeo.com
Pavane screening at NXNE
2009 - June 18
North By Northeast Music and Film Festival, June 17-21, 2009
will screen Filmmaker/Musician/Author Paul Quarrington's short
"Pavane"
Thursday, June 18 @ 7:00pm NFB Studio
150 John St, Toronto, ON M5V 3C3
Screens with
* City Sonic: Barenaked Ladies at Ultrasound Showbar | Peter
Lynch 2009
* Depeche Mode: The Posters Came From the Walls | Jeremy Deller,
Nick Abrahams 2008, Canadian Premiere, Documentary, Feature
Pavane TX Theatrical Premiere -
April 18, 2009
WorldFest Houston International Film Festival
PLATINUM REMI AWARD WINNER
"Pavane" has won a PLATINUM REMI AWARD at WorldFest Houston
International Film Festival! The film was shown
April 18, 2009 in the "Digital Shorts Remi-Award Winning"
Program, 3pm, and featured in the WorldFest 2009 program that
will be given out to all the attendees, and distributed to
film festivals all over North America. For updates www.worldfest.org
Pavane CBC TV Broadcast - April 5, 2009
The short is scheduled to debut April 5 on Canadian
Reflections, the national CBC
program that features the best short films. More on the
program here >> http://www.cbc.ca/reflections .
Now in its third decade on the air, CANADIAN REFLECTIONS
is Canada's longest running showcase of independent short
film. It continues to highlight the first documentaries,
dramas, animations and experimental films from up and coming
Canadian directors, producers and writers. In the past, REFLECTIONS
has brought thousands of innovative and challenging short
films to a broad Canadian television audience. Highlights
include the early works of Atom Egoyan, David Cronenberg,
Kevin Sullivan, and many other now established names in Canadian
film and television production
Pavane is a lovely film - congrats to
you and Paul!
- Robin Neinstein, CBC Program Executive
Pavane US Theatrical Premiere
- March 5 - 8, 2009
Chicago International Movies and Music Festival
Film Screening Saturday,
March 7 at 5:00pm
“ …astonishing--a great demonstration of how much
life and back story one can fit in a short running time.
I think it has more to say than most feature-length films.”
Michael W Phillips, Jr. , Programming Director
Director / Musician Paul Quarrington has also been invited
to front the CIMMfest
All-Star Blues Jam Band, a legendary music
experience that takes place on Sunday, March 8 at 6pm. Quarrington joins Robban
Hagnas from the Wentus Blues Band, traveling all the way
from Finland for the Festival. More detals at http://www.cimmfest.org
Pavane Canadian TV Broadcast Premiere
- February 22 and February 27, 2009
Bravo!FACT Presents, the national Bravo!
Canada channel, Sunday February 22, at 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm
PT; Also airs on 'A' Victoria BC Saturday at 11:00pm local
time; check local listings for other ‘A’ broadcast
areas including Barrie, London, Ottawa, Windsor, and Wingham
Ontario.
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