Matt and Mara

While Kazik Radwanski’s latest feature sees the Toronto director reunite with the stars of his widely acclaimed ANNE AT 13,000 FEET (KCFF20), his new film’s astute blend of comedy and drama makes for a very different but equally engaging viewing experience. Deragh Campbell appears here as Mara, a university professor whose dissatisfactions with her life and career become harder to bear when she reconnects with Matt, a writer and old friend played by Matt Johnson, the star and maker of past fest faves like OPERATION AVALANCHE (KCFF17). A sly, subtle, yet sympathetic study of a woman wrestling with conflicting desires and a pile-up of uncertainties, Radwanski’s fourth feature extends great warmth toward its characters despite (or maybe because of) their willingness to mess up their lives.

Director: Kazik Radwanski

Cast: Deragh Campbell, Matt Johnson, Mounir Al Shami, Emma Healey, Avery Nayman, Marlowe Granados

Language: English

Runtime: 80 minutes

Content advisory: mature themes, coarse language

Kaz Radwanski, Director

Kazik Radwanski is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His early short films have been recognized as part of the New Canadian Cinema movement. He made his feature film debut in 2012 with Tower. His second feature, How Heavy This Hammer (2015), screened at numerous international film festivals and received critical acclaim. Radwanski’s third feature, Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2019), starring Deragh Campbell, won the Toronto Film Critics Association’s $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award in 2021.

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