Amy George

"Do you think you need to make love to be a true artist?"

2011 1h 35m EN

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5.1

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★5.1TMDB · 14

Drama

Synopsis

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Thirteen-year-old Jesse wants to be an artist and believing that his mundane, middle-class life has left him unprepared, he sets out looking for wildness and women.

“Do you think you need to make love to be a true artist?”

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Cast

Gabriel del Castillo Mullally
Jesse
Claudia Dey
Sabi
Don Kerr
Tim
Natasha Allan
Tara
Emily Henry
Amy
Candice Barkin
Liv
Yaari Magenheim
Jake
Brian Scott Carleton
Mr. Fontana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Calvin Thomas
Writers: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Calvin Thomas, shot by Yonah Lewis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yonah Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Gabriel del Castillo Mullally and Claudia Dey and Don Kerr carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Do you think you need to make love to be a true artist?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1781767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Calvin Thomas directs. Yonah Lewis behind the camera. Yonah Lewis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Directed by Calvin Thomas, shot by Yonah Lewis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Yonah Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gabriel del Castillo Mullally and Claudia Dey and Don Kerr carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Do you think you need to make love to be a true artist?".
7IMDB entry: tt1781767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.