No Men Beyond This Point is a 2015 Canadian comedy film directed by Mark Sawers.[1] It was shown in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and acquired for distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films (worldwide rights excluding Canada).[2]
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| Directed by | Mark Sawers |
| Written by | Mark Sawers |
| Starring | Patrick Gilmore |
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe film is a science fiction mockumentary set in an alternate timeline several decades after a near-Earth object almost hit Earth in 1952, making it possible for women to reproduce by parthenogenesis without men. Men are no longer born, and they have disappeared from all important positions. The male sex has become a dying breed. The remaining men are kept on a reserve and are no longer part of society, with the exception of a few men who are allowed to do menial work. In this world women are wearing the pants, are legally required to be asexual, and have no male offspring anymore. It is now up to the quiet and modest household helper Andrew Myers to ensure that the male gender does not go extinct. The 37-year-old is the youngest living man on Earth and works for a family made up entirely of women.
Cast
edit- Patrick Gilmore as Andrew Myers
- Kristine Cofsky as Iris Balashev
- Tara Pratt as Terra Granger
- Cameron McDonald as Darius Smith
- Morgan Taylor Campbell as Dahlia Granger
- Rekha Sharma as Ajala Bhatt
- Mary Black as Helen Duvall
- Ken Kramer as Gordon Trescott
Accolades
editAt the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival, the BC Spotlight jury offered an honourable mention to No Men Beyond This Point in the Best BC Film category.[3] At the 2015 Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival, No Men Beyond This Point won the Best Feature Audience Award and also won “Cthulhies” for Feature Script, Feature Actor, and Feature Editing.[4]
References
edit- ^ "No Men Beyond This Point". IFFR. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ Patrick Hipes (5 October 2015). "No Men Beyond This Point Sci-Fi Comedy Lands At Samuel Goldwyn". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "VIFF Announces BC Spotlight and Canadian Images Awards" (Press release). Vancouver International Film Festival. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Other Worlds Austin 2015 Award Winners" (Press release). Other Worlds Austin. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.