| Octavio Is Dead! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sook-Yin Lee |
| Written by | Sook-Yin Lee |
| Produced by |
Jennifer Weiss Simone Urdl Jamie Manning |
| Starring |
Sarah Gadon Rosanna Arquette Raoul Trujillo |
| Cinematography | Daniel Grant |
| Music by |
Alia O'Brien Adam Litovitz Sook-Yin Lee |
Production company | The Film Farm |
Release date |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Octavio Is Dead! is a 2018 Canadian supernatural drama film written and directed by Sook-Yin Lee. It premiered on June 2, 2018 at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival [1] before going into theatrical release on June 22. [2]
The film stars Sarah Gadon as Tyler, a young woman who unexpectedly inherits all of her estranged father Octavio's ( Raoul Trujillo) possessions after his death. Over the objections of her domineering mother Joan ( Rosanna Arquette), she goes to the apartment, only to discover that her father is still present there as a ghost who leads her through a complex exploration of her sexual and personal identity. [3] While wearing her father's clothes, she meets and becomes attracted to Apostolis (Dimitris Kitsos), a gay university student who perceives her as a man. [2]
Reception
Octavio Is Dead! currently has a score of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews. [4]
The film received four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for Best Cinematography ( Daniel Grant), Best Art Direction or Production Design (Elisa Sauve), Best Costume Design ( Hanna Puley) and Best Original Song (Lee, Adam Litovitz and Alia O'Brien for "Ghost of Love (Onakabazien Remix)". [5]
The film had its television premiere on July 20, 2019 on CBC Television. [6]
References
- ^ "Inside Out announces 2018 lineup". Now, May 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Chandler Levack, "Sook-Yin Lee and Canada’s new queer cinema". The Globe and Mail, May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Octavio is Dead prepped for T.O. shoot". Playback, January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Octavio Is Dead". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "2019 Canadian Screen Awards lean toward Quebec and the obscure, and thank goodness for that". The Globe and Mail, February 7, 2019.
- ^ "CBC Films Celebrates Canadian Features This Summer". Channel Canada, July 13, 2019.
External links
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| Octavio Is Dead! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sook-Yin Lee |
| Written by | Sook-Yin Lee |
| Produced by |
Jennifer Weiss Simone Urdl Jamie Manning |
| Starring |
Sarah Gadon Rosanna Arquette Raoul Trujillo |
| Cinematography | Daniel Grant |
| Music by |
Alia O'Brien Adam Litovitz Sook-Yin Lee |
Production company | The Film Farm |
Release date |
|
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Octavio Is Dead! is a 2018 Canadian supernatural drama film written and directed by Sook-Yin Lee. It premiered on June 2, 2018 at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival [1] before going into theatrical release on June 22. [2]
The film stars Sarah Gadon as Tyler, a young woman who unexpectedly inherits all of her estranged father Octavio's ( Raoul Trujillo) possessions after his death. Over the objections of her domineering mother Joan ( Rosanna Arquette), she goes to the apartment, only to discover that her father is still present there as a ghost who leads her through a complex exploration of her sexual and personal identity. [3] While wearing her father's clothes, she meets and becomes attracted to Apostolis (Dimitris Kitsos), a gay university student who perceives her as a man. [2]
Reception
Octavio Is Dead! currently has a score of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews. [4]
The film received four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for Best Cinematography ( Daniel Grant), Best Art Direction or Production Design (Elisa Sauve), Best Costume Design ( Hanna Puley) and Best Original Song (Lee, Adam Litovitz and Alia O'Brien for "Ghost of Love (Onakabazien Remix)". [5]
The film had its television premiere on July 20, 2019 on CBC Television. [6]
References
- ^ "Inside Out announces 2018 lineup". Now, May 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Chandler Levack, "Sook-Yin Lee and Canada’s new queer cinema". The Globe and Mail, May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Octavio is Dead prepped for T.O. shoot". Playback, January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Octavio Is Dead". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "2019 Canadian Screen Awards lean toward Quebec and the obscure, and thank goodness for that". The Globe and Mail, February 7, 2019.
- ^ "CBC Films Celebrates Canadian Features This Summer". Channel Canada, July 13, 2019.
External links
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