Soft is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Joseph Amenta.[1] Amenta's feature debut, the film centres on three young queer friends in Toronto who are revelling in the freedom of their summer break from school, until a missing persons investigation draws them back into reality.[2]
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| Directed by | Joseph Amenta |
| Written by | Joseph Amenta |
| Produced by | Alexandra Roberts Danny Sedore |
| Starring | Matteus Lunot Harlow Joy Zion Matheson |
| Cinematography | Liam Higgins |
| Edited by | Alexander Farah |
| Music by | Casey MQ Skyshaker |
Production company | Push Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Tagalog |
The cast includes Matteus Lunot, Harlow Joy, Zion Matheson, Miyoko Anderson, Krista Morin, Trevor Hayes, David Lafontaine, Matt Willis, Joy Castro, Sochi Fried, Jordan Shore, Peter Bou-Ghannam, River Price-Maenpaa and Jay Yoo.
The film's title was originally announced as Pussy, but was changed to Soft in advance of the premiere.[3] It premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Six upcoming films from Canadian filmmakers on the festival circuit" Archived 2022-05-18 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Daily, May 17, 2022.
- ^ Andrew Parker, "Soft Review: Tough, but Fair". TheGATE.ca, April 6, 2023.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Four queer Canadian directors talk bringing grit and glitter to TIFF 2022" Archived 2022-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. Xtra!, September 2, 2022.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic leads TIFF Midnight Madness; Discovery, Wavelength sections also unveiled" Archived 2022-08-05 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Daily, August 4, 2022.
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