We're All in This Together
Friday, March 11 / 6:45pm / ByTowne
March 9 - 20 / Online
Les Grandes Claques (Like the Ones I Used to Know) / We're All in This Together / Q&A with Katie Boland
Feature presentation \
We're All in This Together
2021 / 87 minutes / Canada
Director: Katie Boland
Writer: Katie Boland
Language: English
Content warning: Strong language, sex
sibling rivalry \ mental illness \ hope
Katie Boland’s We’re All In This Together, based on the novel by Amy Jones, is a raucous drama set in the Parker family home in Thunder Bay over a period of four tumultuous days. Not only did she write and direct the film, Boland also manages to deliver double acting duty, playing both identical twin sisters Finn and Nicki Parker. The film follows Finn, an estranged sibling who returns home from Toronto after her mentally ill mother Kate (in an astonishing performance by Martha Burns) rides a barrel down a local waterfall, bringing unwanted public attention to the family. Kate survives, but the act causes a bit of a scandal for the Parkers. Once back home, Finn struggles to restore order to the dysfunctional family along with her highly-strung, volatile twin sister Nicki, with whom she does not get along, as well as with her younger sister Paris, who is going through her own confusions of adolescence. Just how will these oddball Parker family members deal with their pasts, the present crisis with their mother, and their possible futures? The answers will surprise, entertain, and move you in this lively and inventive debut feature by the multi-talented Katie Boland.
- Tom McSorley
Short film \
Les Grandes Claques (Like the Ones I Used to Know)
2020 / 18 minutes / French with English subtitles
Director: Annie St. Pierre
It's Christmas Eve and Denis is picking up his children from his ex-in-laws. This sepia-toned family portrait offers a poetic glimpse into the dynamics of co-parenting. What happens when "Santa" arrives a bit too early?
Guest \
Katie Boland
DIRECTOR + WRITER OF We’re All in This Together
Katie is a multiple award-winning actress, director, actress, best selling author and screenwriter. As an actress she has over 85 roles to her name and is a Canadian Screen Award winner. Her short film Lolz-Ita screened at TIFF, Share Her Journey, was nominated for numerous jury prizes and was a Vimeo Staff Pick. She sold her shortform series Long Story, Short to Hulu which garnered millions of views. Her first feature that she wrote, directed and played twins in called We’re All In This Together has won over 30 awards worldwide at film festivals and will be released theatrically in the United States in March. She currently has television shows in development with Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, Chernin, Endeavour Content and Corus Media. As an actress, she is currently recurring on the new Apple + show “Five Days At Memorial” from Academy Award winner John Ridley, and is in post on her Lifetime movie. She has been called Canada’s Lena Dunham and Pheobe Waller Bridge.