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THE FILMMAKERS

LARICA PERERA
Writer & Director
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Larica Perera was born in Bandarawela, Sri Lanka and moved to the Philippines shortly after. At the age of six, she immigrated to Canada with her family. A graduate of Sheridan College's Media Arts program, Larica aims to channel her passion for filmmaking into telling stories of connectivity, and how seemingly ugly moments of despair and desperation can manifest into beautiful moments of growth and understanding.

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Under The Supermoon is the sixth title in her short film repertoire, awarded funding via the Ontario Arts Council. Previous films include Greenwood and TIK-TIK, the latter which was awarded the Best Female Filmmaker grand prize in the 2016 My RØDE Reel Challenge.

Director's Statement

This film was inspired by the single image of a young boy standing below a bright moon, waving goodbye to someone he would never see again. From there, it developed into a story about a family experiencing the multitudes of loss, and the complicated grief that comes along with losing someone to suicide - especially someone so young.

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Having recently experienced the loss of my own brother to his mental illness, Under The Supermoon is a film that I wear very close to my heart. It is my hope that this film can be a part of the social push to bring awareness to mental health disorders and to help break down the stigma surrounding it.

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We rallied together to finish this film for my brother, and it is for him that we share this story.

Producers
COURTNEY DEELEN
Executive Producer
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After an exciting flashback to the 80's playing Paul Spence's (FUBAR) wife and roles on "Lost Girl" and "Reign", Courtney became a member of ACTRA Toronto where she got involved in ACTRA's YEAA committee.

Since developing her production company "Deelen with Trouble Productions" with her partner Michael T. Burgess, they have successfully completed 3 short films, a PSA, a concept trailer and 3 commercials within the last year. Her short films How Not To Look For Love and Life with John debuted on the 2017 film festival circuit.

ALI GOLDTHORPE
Producer
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Since graduating from Sheridan College  in 2016, Ali Goldthorpe has worked on numerous television series and feature films including; Reign, Anne With an E, The Strain, and Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water.

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In the summer of 2018, Ali produced 2 Camp 905 short films that received Ontario Arts Council funding:

Larica Perera's "Under the Supermoon" and Bea Macapagal's "Norah & Poppy"

BEA MACAPAGAL
Producer
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Bea began seriously writing, directing and producing while in the Media Arts program at Sheridan College. During that time, she created multiple short films including “Finder”, “Cocoa Max”, “Anatomy of a Sunbeam” and web-series "Young Badlands."

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In 2017 her film "Midnight Toker" took home My Røde Reel's biggest award: Judges' Prize!

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Most recently, Bea received her first Ontario Arts Council Grant with her submission "Norah & Poppy" - a dramatic 10 minute short film that began it's festival run in Spring 2019.

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