Pogey Beach is a 2018 Canadian comedy film, directed by Jeremy Larter.[1] Spun off from the web series Just Passing Through, whose characters were fans of an in-universe television series called Pogey Beach,[2] the film depicts the world inside the show-within-a-show through a storyline centred on Bethany (Celia Owen), a teenage girl who moves from Toronto to Tracadie, Prince Edward Island with her father Winslow (Dennis Trainor), and becomes fascinated by the diverse personalities who hang out at the local beach.[3]
| Pogey Beach | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jeremy Larter |
| Written by | Jason Larter Jeremy Larter Robbie Moses Geoff Read |
| Produced by | Jason Larter Jeremy Larter Robbie Moses Geoff Read |
| Starring | Celia Owen Dennis Trainor Robbie Carruthers Ryan Cameron |
| Cinematography | Ray Lavers |
| Edited by | Jeremy Larter Thom Smalley |
Production company | Rear Gear Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film also stars Robbie Carruthers as Gary Gallant, the leader of the local beach gang who values his leisurely lifestyle and will do almost anything to avoid being sent to work at the local fish plant, and Ryan Cameron as his archrival Lyle MacDonald.[3]
Production
editThe film was funded in part by a Kickstarter campaign, and shot in 2016.[4] However, the team ran out of money to finish the final edit, until receiving a production grant from the Atlantic office of Telefilm Canada in late 2017.[4]
The film premiered at the Atlantic International Film Festival in 2018.[4]
Awards
editThe film won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Feature Film at the 19th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2019.[5] It also received nominations for Best Direction in a Feature Film (Larter) and Best Writing in a Feature Film (Jeremy Larter, Jason Larter, Geoff Read, Robbie Moses).[6]
References
edit- ^ "Jeremy Larter on his new film Pogey Beach — and why he's poking fun at P.E.I. stereotypes". Q, February 5, 2019.
- ^ Aly Thomson, "P.E.I's Just Passing Through to big screen; East Coast web series to become movie Pogey Beach based on E.I collectors". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, July 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitch Macdonald, "From popular web series to feature film". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, January 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Pogey Beach movie premiere 'dream come true' for P.E.I. filmmaker". CBC News Prince Edward Island, September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Island film wins big at Canadian Comedy Awards". CBC News Prince Edward Island, June 5, 2019.
- ^ Alex Cook, "Canadian Comedy Awards: James Mullinger Proud To Be Among Nominees". The East, April 14, 2019.
External links
edit- Pogey Beach at IMDb
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