Seagrass

Friday May 3 at 7:30pm (Canada , 115 minutes)

Desperate to find a deeper connection in her marriage after the recent death of her mother, Judith (Japanese Canadian) brings her family to a self-development retreat on a remote island. But when they befriend another interracial couple who seem to have the perfect marriage, Judith begins to recognize how irreparably fractured her relationship is. Meanwhile, their two daughters are plunged into a destabilizing world under the constant stress of their parents’ crumbling relationship. In the end, the family must collectively face their most unnerving insecurities before they become permanently broken.

Meredith Hama-Brown

Meredith Hama-Brown’s work has screened at various international film festivals including: Palm Springs Shortfest, Shnit, Fantastic Fest, and Fantasia. Her work has garnered several awards such as the $20,000 Sea to Sky Award at VIFF, a D&Ad Graphite Pencil and she has been nominated at the UKMVA’s and MVPA’s. In 2020 she was selected for the TIFF Filmmaker Lab and awarded the Canada Goose Fellowship for her upcoming feature film. Her projects have received BC Arts, Canada Arts Council and Telefilm funding. Her films have been selected for Vimeo Staff Picks and featured on Nowness Picks, Directors Library and Directors Notes. // WEBSITE

Experimental Forest Films

Tyler Hagan is a Michif and Canadian filmmaker based on unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations in Vancouver, B.C. His producing credits include the feature debut from Kathleen Hepburn NEVER STEADY, NEVER STILL (2017), THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN (2019) by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn; and UNTIL BRANCHES BEND (2022) by Sophie Jarvis. In 2022, Tyler was awarded the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producers Award by the Canadian Media Producers Association.

Ceroma Films

Award Winning Producer Sara Blake (Indiescreen Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award) produces direct-driven arthouse films that are fresh and unexpected. Her credits include feature film Until Branches Bend (Toronto International Film Festival ’22, Tallinn Black Nights ‘22, SXSW ‘23, Prix de Soleure ‘23, Best B.C. Film ‘22), Raf (Toronto International Film Festival ’19), Be Still (Vancouver International Film Festival ‘21). She is currently in post production on Seagrass (OMDC Finance Forum ‘21) and development on The Good Life (JETS ‘21, TIFF Filmmaker Lab ‘21) and a videogame Old People Island (NFB, CMF). www.ceromafilms.com

CREDITS

Director Meredith Hama-Brown
Screenwriter Meredith Hama-Brown

Producers Tyler Hagan
Sara Blake Executive Producers Kathleen Hepburn
Norm Li
Ally Maki
Chad Shields
Tony Yang
Cinematographer Norm Li, csc
Editors Kane Stewart
Shun Ando
Production Designer Louisa Birkin
Costume Designer Athen Theny
Hair & Make-Up Artist Isabel Paganine
Assistant Director Anthony Epp
Composer Oscar Vargas
Colourist David Tomiak
VFX CosaVFX and David McDonald
Sound Designer Oscar Vargas
Sound Mix Matt Drake at Elemental Post
Casting Director Jenny Jue, CSA
Canadian Casting Kris Woz & Kara Eide, CSA

Principle Cast     Ally Maki
Luke Roberts
Sarah Gadon
Chris Pang
Nyha Breitkreuz
Remy Marthaller