Can I Get a Witness

English

September 6, 2024

1hr 50min

Status: released

Movie Details:

Also Known as	Can I Get a Witness?
Country	Canada
Language	English
Genre	Sci-Fi
Release date	September 6, 2024 (TIFF)
Running time	1hr 50min
Starring	Sandra Oh Joel Oulette Keira Jang
Directed by	Ann Marie Fleming
Written by	Ann Marie Fleming
Produced by	Ann Marie Fleming Raymond Massey Ruth Vincent
Cinematography by	C. Kim Miles
Edited by	Justin Li
Music by	Brent Belke
Production Companies	Crescent Entertainment Sleepy Dog Films
Distributor	Mongrel Media

Cast & Characters:

Sandra Oh as Ellie
Cassandra Sawtell as Felicity
Jovanna Burke as Nancy Fontaine
Joel Oulette as Daniel
Reece Presley as Tig
Andre Anthony as Frey
Ben Immanuel as Peter
Naika Toussaint as Justice
Tedra Rogers as May
Yuki Morita as Anna
Jude Wilson as Jack
Ally Battaggia as Archivist
Oscar Chark as Philip
Keira Jang as Kiah
Dominique Lucky Martell as Carla
Kymo Van Oers as Emmett
Devon Ellis-Durity as Jazz Singer

Storyline:

In a not-so-distant future, there is a reality where in order to save the planet, “death is everyone’s job”, with 50-year-olds taking the sacrifice, while teenage artists need to document it.

About Movie:

The film stars Sandra Oh, Joel Oulette, Keira Jang, Cassandra Sawtell, Jovanna Burke, Andre Anthony, Reece Presley, Benjamin Immanuel, Yuki Morita, Tedra Rogers, Naika Toussaint, Oscar Chark, and Ally Battaggia.

Production on the film was first announced in 2022. According to director Ann Marie Fleming, the film was inspired by themes of eco-anxiety and ecological grief.

Can I Get a Witness had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024.

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