The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
A Canadian documentary featuring two young filmmakers attending the Toronto Film Festival to pitch a film concept to various celebrities. Their film idea, titled "The Dawn", concerns a Mafia don who goes for a hernia operation but gets a sex change instead. During the 1996 Toronto Fest, they approach Roger Ebert, Norman Jewison (at a packed press conference), Eric Stoltz (leaving a limo), Al Pacino, and others without much success. On a roll, they leave Toronto for Hollywood, getting advice from Arthur Hiller and Neil Simon and finding an agent who expresses interest in their pitch.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Spencer RiceDirector
- Kenny HotzDirector
Cast
- Kenny HotzSelf
- Spencer RiceSelf
- Samuel Z. ArkoffSelf
- Gérard DepardieuSelf
- Roger EbertSelf
- Whoopi GoldbergSelf
- Fred WilliamsonSelf
- Al PacinoSelf
- Joe PantolianoSelf
- Matt DillonSelf
- Eric StoltzSelf
- Illeana DouglasSelf