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Fail to Appear

Fail to Appear

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Isolde, a young caseworker in a low-income neighborhood of Toronto, trains for her job: helping people in need while following protocols. When she takes on the case of Eric, a man held in custody for a small crime, Isolde begins to navigate the mental health legal system and witnesses his court hearing. As she gets closer to him, her sympathy for Eric develops but she struggles to make a connection.

Credits

Writer: Antoine Bourges
Producers: Dan Montgomery, Karen Harnisch, Antoine Bourhes
Cinematographer: Nikolay Michaylov
Editor: Antoine Bourges & Ajla Odobasic
Art Director: Alicia Harris

FESTIVALS

Vancouver International Film Festival, 2017
Cinéma du réel, 2018
Art of the Real, Film at Lincoln Center 2018
Buenos Aires International Film Festival, 2018
RIDM, 2018
Cork Film Festival, 2018
Cineteca Nacional Mexico, 2018
UnionDocs, 2019

Reviews

“An utterly watchable piece of experimental Canadian film.” THE GLOBE AND MAIL
“Formally rigorous but surprisingly moving.” NOW MAGAZINE
“A real discovery.” CRITERION CAST
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