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HERA NALAM KRISTIAN JORDAN ’ I PROPOSE WE NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN AFTER TONIGHT ’ ANDREA MACASAET MATTHEW PARIS-IRVINE AND MITHUSELA MALLARI DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREW FORBES PRODUCTION DESIGNER ROBERT K. LAURIE ORIGINAL SCORE MURRAY PULVER CASTING CARMEN KOTYK LORI STEFANIUK COSTUME DESIGNER MAUREN PETKAU EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS DYLAN PARKER SHALEEN SISK DAVIDSON LARRY VICKAR ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS CINDY BOLDUC FRANK ZAPPIA PRODUCED BY SEAN GARRITY AND NICK CHRISTIE A FILM BY SEAN GARRITY WWW.IPROPOSEWENEVERSEEEACHOTHERAGAIN.COM Press Kit

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Page 1: Press Kit · Running Time: 102 minutes Sound: Dolby 5.1 surround Speed: 23.98 frames per second Language: English / Tagalog (no subtitles) Print Source: Bedbugs Films 307 Oxford Street

HERA NALAM KRISTIAN JORDAN ’ I PROPOSE WE NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN AFTER TONIGHT ’ ANDREA MACASAET MATTHEW PARIS-IRVINE AND MITHUSELA MALLARI DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREW FORBES PRODUCTION DESIGNER ROBERT K. LAURIE ORIGINAL SCORE MURRAY PULVER CASTING CARMEN KOTYK LORI STEFANIUK COSTUME DESIGNER MAUREN PETKAU

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS DYLAN PARKER SHALEEN SISK DAVIDSON LARRY VICKAR ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS CINDY BOLDUC FRANK ZAPPIA PRODUCED BY SEAN GARRITY AND NICK CHRISTIE A FILM BY SEAN GARRITY

WWW.IPROPOSEWENEVERSEEEACHOTHERAGAIN.COM

Press Kit

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cast bios

Hera Nalam (Iris)100-word bio

Hera Nalam is an up-and-coming Winnipeg-based actress who unlocked her love and passion for acting when she moved to Canada 9 years ago.

She is actively involved in the theatre community in Winnipeg, and has been seen in multiple productions including Romeo & Juliet (Pocketfrock Theatre Productions), Quest (Meraki Theatre Productions), Torn Through Time (Manitoba Theatre for Young People), Timon of Athens (Shakespeare in the Ruins), Time & The Conways, Concord Floral, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (University of Winnipeg).

Hera is also a singer-songwriter & has recorded her original music, which is available on Spotify and Apple Music.

I PROPOSE WE NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN AFTER TONIGHT is Hera’s first film.

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Kristian Jordan (Simon)146-word bio

Kristian Jordan is a Winnipeg-based actor/playwright/creator, and a graduate of the University of Winnipeg honours program for performance.

As an actor in theatre he has worked for many of the professional stages across Winnipeg, including the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, and Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, Shake- speare in the Ruins, and has had the opportunity to perform in schools and communities across Northern Manitoba and Ontario on five regional tours.

He recently appeared as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (SIR), and Wilf in Prairie Nurse (PTE). He is a member of the Emerging Playwrights Unit with Prairie Theatre Exchange and the Manitoba Association of Playwrights.

His most recent script, Red Earth, was written with playwright Rick Chafe and produced by One Trunk Theatre and Theatre Projects Manitoba.

His recent screen credits include Burden of Truth and JT Leroy.

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Andrea Macasaet (Agnes)80 word bio

Currently starring in “SIX The Musical” on Broadway, I PROPOSE WE NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN AFTERTONIGHT is Andrea’s first film.

She previously starred in SIX at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater; the American Repertory Theater; The Citadel Theatre and The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada and a graduated from CCPA (Victoria, Canada). Some of her previous theatre credits include: Canadian productions of HEATHERS THE MUSICAL, AVENUE Q, MISS SAIGON, and PRAIRIE NURSE.

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one page outline

Logline:A romantic comedy about love, and loss, and winter, and banana sauce.

Synopsis:Girl meets Boy. Girl loses Boy. Girl tries out some other boys. Girl gets original Boy back, but now she has a secret. Girl loses Boy again. Boys suck, Girl gets drunk at a party.

Completed: Canada, March 2020

Length 102 minutesFormat 4K videoRatio 2.39:1 (scope)Sound 5.1 Surround

CrewSean Garrity Director / Producer / Editor / WriterNick Christie Producer / Production ManagementAndrew Forbes CinematographyDarren Wall Visual EffectsRobert K. Laurie Production DesignMurray Pulver Original Score

CastHera Nalam Iris DelaCruzKristian Jordan Simon FriesenAndrea Macasaet Agnes DelaCruzMatthew Paris-Irvine GordMithusela Mallari Reyna DelaCruzElmer Aquino Arthur DelaCruzAaron Pridham Justin

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synopses

Logline:A romantic comedy about love, and loss, and winter, and banana sauce.

Teaser:Girl meets Boy. Girl loses Boy. Girl tries out some other boys. Girl gets original Boy back, but now she has a secret. Girl loses Boy again. Boys suck, Girl gets drunk at a party.

55-word Synopsis:Iris DelaCruz meets Simon Friesen in the depths of coldest Canadian winter.This initiates an energetic, fun, sexy affair – complete with all the passion and intensity of a 20something infatuation.But while he's away on a trip, she hooks up with some other boys on a dating app, and things become significantly more complicated.

150-word Synopsis:In the depths of Winnipeg winter, when everyone covers their faces in scarves and balaclavas to protect them from the cold, Iris mistakes Simon for someone she knows.This initiates an energetic, fun, sexy affair – complete with all the passion and intensity of a 20something infatuation.But when it starts to feel like real love, Simon gets freaked out, and decides to take a step back to get perspective – by leaving town for a few weeks.Iris interprets “let's take a break” like most of us would, and downloads an app to hook up with a bunch of other people.Then, when Simon returns, earnest in his rekindled love for Iris, he discovers she's been unfaithful, and is devastated. He takes off.When she goes looking for him, and starts starts meeting other people in Simon's life, she finds out she doesn't know him anywhere near as well as she thought she did.

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tech sheet

Completed: Canada, March 2020

Format: 4K DCP (other video formats also available)

Apect Ratio: 2.39:1 (Scope)

Running Time: 102 minutes

Sound: Dolby 5.1 surround

Speed: 23.98 frames per second

Language: English / Tagalog (no subtitles)

Print Source: Bedbugs Films307 Oxford StreetWinnipeg, MB, R3M 3H9CanadaTel: +1(204)510-8728Fax: +1(425)955-3693e-mail: [email protected]

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director’s statement

We never finish our sentences.

People in movies or on TV speak in complete, grammatically correct sentences, with precision and grace. But if you go and plant yourself in a donut shop, and listen to people talking to one another, that's not how they speak at all.

Which is too bad, because there's a real poetry to the half-sentence, overlapped and more natural in its rhythms and vocabulary than the dialogue of most fictional screenplays.

On exactly what note do we clumsily stop speaking? What is it we are avoiding saying to each other?

In I PROPOSE WE NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN AFTER TONIGHT, we use real language as a doorway into the interior worlds of our characters – a way into their pain and their joy.

And – a bonus! – we add the layer of a second language in an immigrant home. In collaboration with myFilipino cast, we delighted in mixing the English and Tagalog into a spicy “Taglish” - typical not only ofFilipino homes in North America, but typical of most multilingual immigrant homes.

Hopefully, audiences recognize it from their childhood experiences visiting their friends whose parents came from Hungary or Hong Kong or Honduras – or, indeed, from the experiences of their own homes.

Through an intensely collaborative approach with all my actors, I set out to craft characters who speak like real people, who react with authentic emotion to real situations, and who's communication style carries the stamp of the time and place when this movie was made.

While I PROPOSE WE NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN AFTER TONIGHT is an entertaining, fun, sexy romantic comedy - meant to connect emotionally with audiences; especially millennials and the so-called Generation Z, it also sets out to subvert the tropes of the genre to which it purports to adhere.

In addition to the focus on a culturally specific language, the film intends to introduce elements of non-linear storytelling, multiple perspectives and emotional intimacy that pushes the boundaries of genre expectation.

It sets out to be a diverse Canadian story, disguised as a Hollywood romcom.

Maple syrup in Coca Cola cans.

But with more jokes.

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cast & crew

Cast:

Hera Nalam Iris DelaCruzKristian Jordan Simon FriesenAndrea Macasaet Agnes DelaCruzMatthew Paris-Irvine GordMithusela Mallari Reyna DelaCruz (mom)Elmer Aquino Arthur DelaCruz (dad)Aaron Pridham Justin

Crew:

Produced by Sean Garrity & Nick ChristieDirector of Photography - Andrew ForbesProduction Designer - Robert K. LaurieOriginal Music - Murray Pulver Picture Editor – Sean GarrityCasting - Carmen Kotyk & Lori StefaniukArt Director - Jason WilkinsVisual Effects Supervisor - Darren WallSound Design - Andy Rudolph

The script was written by Sean Garrity, through intensive collaboration with Winnipeg's Filipino diaspora – collaboration that was ongoing in front of the camera, and in the edit suite.

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sean garrity biography

I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight is the 8th feature film from award-winning Canadian filmmaker, Sean Garrity.

The press has referred to Sean’s work as “possessing a dark, twisted beauty” (Janet Smith,Georgia Strait) and has compared his work to that of David Cronenberg (Globe and Mail), AtomEgoyan (MacLean’s) and even Luis Buñuel (San Jose MetroActive).

His first feature film, INerTia, was awarded “Best First Feature” at the 2001 TorontoInternational Film Festival, and netted him “Best Director” at the 2001 FilmCan Festival. TheGlobe & Mail named him one of three “Canadian Filmmakers to Watch” in 2002 and NorthernLife announced “Sean Garrity is the new wave of Canadian cinema.”

Sean’s fourth feature My Awkward Sexual Adventure – premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was selected as one of the TIFF Top Ten, it won the PublicChoice Award at the 2012 Calgary International Film Festival, and the Audience Award at the 2012 Whistler Film Festival, as well as being selected at festivals from Taiwan and Mar Del Plata to Santa Barbara and New York. It was nominated Best Feature Film by the Director’s Guild of Canada, and dominated the 2013 Canadian Comedy Award nominations, getting a nod in almost every category, and netting Best Feature Direction award. It is being distributed in 24 counties, translated into 15 different languages, and there are official remakes slated for India, Lithuania and the Ukraine. It premiered in the top ten on American VOD.

His fifth feature, Blood Pressure, one of only a handful of Canadian films selected for the prestigious Busan International Film Festival, where it was singled out as one of Screen International’s 10 Hot Films, was also nominated for the coveted Borsos Award at the 2012 Whistler Film Festival, and was an official selection at Beijing, Torino, Sao Paulo and Shanghai. It was tremendously well-reviewed, and stayed in theatres in Canada for over four months, playing in 23 cities.

His sixth feature, After The Ball, starred Chris Noth, Portia Doubleday, Marc André Grondin and Lauren Holly, was produced by the venerable Don Carmody and remained the #1 Canadian film at the box office for three consecutive weeks.

Sean's other features, Lucid (2005), Zooey & Adam (2009), and Borealis (2016) were all award-winning films, which enjoyed international theatrical releases and were selected by prestigious festivals around the world.

In 2006, he was given the Special Jury Prize by the Don Haig jury at Toronto’s Hot Docs FilmFestival. The cash award is presented to a filmmaker whose work is not only outstanding, but hasalso bridged the documentary and fiction genres.

Sean first studied film production and theory at Toronto’s York University and continued hisstudies at the Instituto de Arte Cinematografico de Avellaneda in Buenos Aires. After spendingyears backpacking through Asia and South America, Sean returned to his home town ofWinnipeg to begin a career as a filmmaker and musician in 1997.

Sean speaks four languages, has a masters degree, and also works as a bass player, having appeared on half a dozen CDs, and performs live most weekends in Winnipeg, where he lives.

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Sean Garrity Selected Filmography

“I Propose We Agree Never To See Each Other Again After Tonight” 2020Feature film in 4K

Produced by Bedbugs FilmsDistributed in Canada by Mongrel Media

Director / Writer / Editor / Producer

“Borealis” 2016 Feature film on HD

Produced by Buffalo Gal PicturesDistributed by Northern Banner Releasing, released theatrically in 2016

Awards at numerous film festivals, including Best Actress (Vancouver) and best Director (Canadian) Director / Writer

“After The Ball” 2015 Feature film on HD

Produced by Don Carmody & Gabriella MartinelliDistributed by Pacific Northwest & TVA (Canada), Freestyle Releasing (USA), Myriad Pictures (Intl)

#1 Canadian film at the box office for three consecutive weeksDirector

“Blood Pressure” 2013Feature film on HD

Produced by Flying Horsie FilmsOfficial selection: Busan, Shanghai, Beijing, Champs Elysées, Sao Paulo, Torino Film Festivals

Distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media, Internationally by Alpha VioletDirector / Writer / Editor / Producer

“My Awkward Sexual Adventure” 2012Feature film on HD

Produced by Kosher Sexy FilmsOfficial selection Toronto, Mar Del Plata, Santa Barbara and Taipei International Film Festivals

Distributed in 24 counties, translated into 15 different languages, official remakes in France, South Korea2012 TIFF Top Ten, Awarded “Best Feature Film Direction” at the 2013 Canadian Comedy Awards

Director

“Zooey & Adam” 2009Feature film on HD

Produced by Bedbugs FilmsOfficial selection 2009 Atlantic, Vancouver, Calgary, Las Vegas and Edmonton Film Festivals

Awarded “Best Experimental Film” at the Las Vegas Pollygrind Film FestivalDistributed in Canada by KinosmithDirector / Writer / Editor / Producer

“Lucid” 2006Feature film on 35mm

Produced by Bedbugs FilmsOfficial Selection: Toronto International Film Festival, Shanghai, Singapore, Mannheim, Sao Paulo

Winner of the CITY TV AWARD at the 2005 Vancouver International Film FestivalAudience Award shortlist at the Cinefest and Vancouver Film Festivals

Distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media, Internationally by America Video Films S.A.Director / Writer / Producer

“Inertia” 2001Feature film on 35mm

Produced by Indian Snack Box Films“Best First Feature” 2001 Toronto International Film Festival

“Best Director” FilmCan 2001Distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media, internationally by eOne Films

Sold for Broadcast to Movie Central, TMN, Super Ecran, City TV, Showcase, Air CanadaDirector / Writer / Editor

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zooey & adam press“Demonstrates how a great story can really juice a film.” Four stars!

Susan G. Cole, NOW Magazine

“Bold, raw and unforgettable. A gritty, fearless, emotionally devastating experience”Sam Hagenlocher, The Uniter

“Gripping… The opening ten minutes of this film are a harrowing brush with evil.”Aaron Graham, Uptown

“An unabashedly serious film dealing with truly adult issues… Brave and Thought Provoking… gives the viewerthe sense that real lives are being lived, not just acted”

James Adams, The Globe and Mail

Inertia press“This won the Best Canadian First Film at the Toronto International Film Festival last September… and it’s easy to

see why.” “Great acting and a sharp visual sense”-Exclaim!

“…makes Sex and the City look like pay-cable romantic Nerf Ball.”-Austin Chronicle

“A deliciously dark comedy… Inertia is a terrific example of structured improvisation… A superb debut”– Vue Weekly

“Strikingly original”-Ken Eisner, Variety

Lucid press“Delivers a jolt to the psyche”

Peter Howell, Toronto Star

“A stunningly original piece of work”Reel Film Reviews

“Superb” -David Schmeichel, Winnipeg Sun

“Sean Garrity is the new wave of Canadian cinema.”Northern Life

Blood Pressure press“A lulu of a thriller. 4 stars”

-Chris Alexander, Metro

“A thriller driven by characters and human emotions, as opposed to mindless action”-Screen International

“intelligent direction, crisp editing and unfailingly tasteful cinematography… a dark intensity that is compelling…provocative, and yes, a little sexy”Randall King, Winnipeg Free Press

“Looks more like a high pedigree French film than something out of English Canada.”-MacLean’s Magazine

My Awkward Sexual Adventure press“Sean Garrity has done an excellent job… a sexy, sexually honest romantic comedy... the closing shot is terrific…

wit and warmth.” Norman Wilner, NOW Magazine

"Sean Garrity's briskly paced farce... offers a winning performance by Emily Hampshire" - Variety

“Filmmaking sparks and a combustible cast set this rom-com blazing… packed with randy cheer.” Peter Howell, Toronto Star