The Image Before Us: A History of Film in British Columbia – Take 4
Screening Dates
  • February 26, 2018 8:45
In Person: Tom Scholte

“The two stories eventually intersect, setting off a chain of events that affects everyone in unexpected ways … Gritty and intense, gripping and powerful, this is a heartbreakingly honest film about failed attempts at connection and healing, but there is also a sense of tenderness and hope at the heart of the film.”

VIFF

Noted Vancouver actor Tom Scholte’s impressive directing debut, made on a micro-budget and shot in single takes with a hand-held camera, was a Dogme 95 certified production. The Vancouver-set drama, occasionally darkly humorous, has deeply flawed characters dealing with substance abuse, sexual trauma, and the unsavory side of hockey. Rick (Evan Frayne), a university hockey player and dorm advisor, befriends Crystal (Andrea Whitburn), a fragile art student coping with a family tragedy. Tula (Frida Betrani), who works in a deli, struggles with sobriety while supporting her pothead boyfriend Brent (Scholte).