SURFACING
[WET BUM]
by Lindsay MacKay
Canada 2014 95 min English original version
tue 17 nov 5:30 pm Caligari FilmBühne
Script: Lindsay MacKay, DoP: Guy Godfree, Editor: Jorge Weisz, Production: Clique Pictures, Devonshire Productions, Buck Productions, Producers: Lauren Grant, Paula Devonshire, Sean Buckley, Cast: Julia Sarah Stone, Craig Arnold, Kenneth Welsh, Diana Leblanc, Leah Pinsent, Jamie Johnston
While her friends are moving on, focusing on boys and experimenting with drugs, 14-year-old Sam is too uncomfortable to even take off her bathing suit in front of the other more developed girls. After landing herself into trouble, she is forced to work as a cleaner at the retirement home run by her mother. Sam finds unexpected and unlikely friendships with two of the retirement home's residents.
"This lovely feature debut goes swimmingly for MacKay thanks to a revelatory performance by young star Julia Sarah Stone… Quiet, reserved, but completely remarkable in her ability to convey a range of subtle emotions simply by using her eyes, Stone is quietly powerful. Sam’s a darling, and SURFACING is almost impossible to resist." (Cinemablographer)
Biography: Lindsay MacKay is a graduate of the directing program at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles, where she was granted the distinguished Franklin J. Schaffner Fellow and Richard P. Rogers Spirit of Excellence Award, and her thesis film won the esteemed College Television Award (the Student Emmy). Her work has screened at festivals worldwide including SXSW, AFI Fest, Palm Springs International ShortsFest and Camerimage. SURFACING is her feature film debut and made her a top-ten finalist in the prestigious Zoetrope Screenwriting Competition. She is currently developing a feature-length version of CLEAR BLUE.
Filmography: 2006 WE’RE ON OUR WAY, 2007 LACES, 2010 CLEAR BLUE (all short films), 2014 SURFACING (WET BUM)
Awards: TIFF Rising Star for Julia Sarah Stone (Toronto International Film Festival, Canada 2014)
