Movie Night: Fortescue

As a playwright enlists her boyfriend and best friend to stage a play for their neighbours, she experiences a frightening psychosis that dramatizes her struggles with mental health and the pains of performing womanhood for men.

DATE: Wednesday, September 17th

DOORS: 6PM

SCREENING: 7PM

MIRAKI LIFE WORKSPACE

35 GOLDEN AVE, UNIT 114

(Near Dundas West Station, Bloor GO Station, 504 & 505 Streetcar stop)

Best friends since college, Lea (Kelsey Falconer) and Gabby (Chelsea Preston) enjoy a blissful cottage vacation. When Lea’s boyfriend (Tyson Coady) arrives, and the three prepare to put on a reimagined production of ‘Rapunzel’ for the neighbouring cottagers, tensions begin to rise between the group as they discuss artistry, privilege, and ideas of womanhood. As the group gears up for their performance, Lea gradually descends into a psychosis that exposes the struggles of being expected to live up to an outdated standard of womanhood.

Fortescue is an honest and vivid portrayal of the dynamics at play within female friendships, within the relationships between women and men, and mental health struggles. Through its characters and their relationships with one another and with themselves, the film draws fascinating and thought-provoking connections between theatrical performance, psychosis, and the female impulse to perform for men.

CONTENT WARNING: This film contains scenes of sexual and domestic violence.

Starring

Kelsey Falconer

Chelsea Preston

Tyson Coady

Nickolas Franco

Jacqueline Greer Graham

Kaitlyn Chalmers Rizzato

Written and Directed by Rebeccah Love

Produced by Rebeccah Love and Tara Natalia

Associate Producers Alex Hanson and Eli Meadow Ramraj

Score by Thomas Hoy

Edit by Rick Bartram

Cinematography by Eric Rowe

Production Design by Celina Clarke

TICKETS

Please select the ticket tier that works best for you.

Community Ticket - $10 - Meant for low-income guests Limited Availability

Regular Ticket - $16 - Meant for the general public

Donation Ticket - $35 - If you would like to make a donation to the production

Day Of Ticket (CASH ONLY, IN-PERSON) - $25 - Purchasing day-of at the venue CASH ONLY

Host or Publisher Miraki Life