Category Archives: Completed Films

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The Burning Season (2023)

Alena and her husband spend a summer up at Luna Lake Resort. JB runs the place. He and Alena begin a dangerous and passionate secret affair. Summers only. That’s the rule. Until they break it. A sexy and tragic love story – told backwards. Directed by TIFF-award-winning director Sean Garrity (“The End of Sex” 2022).          

Produced by: Jonas Chernick & Andrew Bronfman
Directed by: Sean Garrity
Written by: Jonas Chernick & Diana Frances
Cast: Sara Canning, Jonas Chernick, Joe Pingue, Tanisha Thammavongsa, Natalie Jane, Christian Meer

International Sales Agent:
Sphere Media
4200 Saint-Laurent Blvd, Suite 1200
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 2R2
(514) 717-7241
Contact: Sebastien Pigeon – spigeon@sphere-media.com

Broadcasters:
CBC Films (Canada)
Hollywood Suite (Canada)

Distribution:
Canada (Northern Banner Releasing)

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Ashgrove (2022)

When a troubled couple escape to their rural farmhouse for a weekend of reconnection, they realize that their ability to save their marriage will literally determine the fate of humankind itself. Starring Amanda Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale, Kim’s Convenience), “Ashgrove” is a twisty psychological drama from award-winning director Jeremy LaLonde (James Vs His Future Self).

Produced by: Banana-Moon Sky Films & Peter Harvey Productions & Cryingman Production
Directed by: Jeremy LaLonde
Cast: Amanda Brugel, Jonas Chernick, Shawn Doyle, Natalie Brown, Sugith Varughese & Christine Horne
Written by: Jeremy LaLonde, Jonas Chernick & Amanda Brugel

Nominated for TWO Canadian Screen Awards:
Best Original Score (Ian LeFeuvre)
Best Original Song (“The Weight of the World” by Ian LeFeuvre)

International Sales Agent:
Cardinal XD Films
10061 Riverside Dr, Suite 88
Burbank, CA, 91602
(424) 281 0341
jgold@cardinalxd.com

Broadcasters:
Hollywood Suite (Canada)
Super Channel (Canada)

Distribution:
Canada (Northern Banner Releasing)
US (Good Deed Entertainment)
UK (Yet Another Distribution Company)
Brazil (Gabia)
Poland (Red White)
Russia (Creative Enterprises)
Taiwan (Skydigi)
Turkey (Blue Media Solutions)
Vietnam (JS Corp)
Former Yugoslavia (Serbian Film Festival)
South Korea (Entermode)
Philippines (Eastern Limited)
Japan (TWA)

 

 

 

 

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James Vs His Future Self (2019)

When an uptight time-travelling obsessed young scientist is visited by his nihilistic future self (Daniel Stern), he’s told that he needs to give up his dream of becoming the world’s first time traveller, or else. But when he won’t go along with the plan, it becomes a wicked battle of man versus himself – literally.

Produced by: Banana-Moon Sky Films & JoBro Productions & Walker Entertainment
Directed by: Jeremy LaLonde
Written by: Jonas Chernick & Jeremy LaLonde
Cast: Jonas Chernick, Daniel Stern, Cleopatra Coleman, Tommie-Amber Pirie & Frances Conroy

Nominated for FOUR Canadian Screen Awards:
Best Original Screenplay (Jonas Chernick & Jeremy LaLonde)
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Feature Film (Daniel Stern as “Jimmy”)
Best Original Score (Ian LeFeuvre & Stephen Krecklo)
Best Original Song (“Travel Through” by Ian LeFeuvre)

Now Available:
Canada – iTunes & VOD 
UK  –  Sky TV
USA –  iTunes & VOD

International Sales Agent:
AMP International Ltd.
Studio 01, Hopkins Street
W1F 0HS London, UK
+44 (0) 20 7535 6714
james@amp-film.com

 

Distribution:
Canada (Northern Banner Releasing)
US (Gravitas Ventures)
UK (Sky TV)
China (Huashi)
Middle East (Front Row)
Greece (Odeon)
Former Yugoslavia

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Borealis (2015)

 

Produced by: Banana-Moon Sky Films & Buffalo Gal Pictures
Directed by: Sean Garrity
Cast: Joey King, Jonas Chernick, Kevin Pollak, Jake Epstein, Emily Hampshire, Cle Bennett and Greg Bryk

Currently available on iTunes, VOD and Pay TV in Canada, available on DirecTV, Dish Echostar, Microsoft, Hoopla, Amazon Video Direct, Google Play, iTunes, Steam, Vudu TVOD & YouTube in the US

Synopsis: JONAH, an unemployed gambler, takes his estranged pot-smoking teenaged daughter AURORA on a dangerous road trip to Churchill, Manitoba to show her the magnificent Northern Lights – before her vision disorder renders her completely blind. With a volatile bookie in hot pursuit, Jonah and Aurora are forced to finally confront each other, and their tragic pasts.

Distribution:
Canada (Northern Banner Releasing)
USA (Archstone Distribution)
Baltics (Pathfinder)
China (Hymedia)
CIS (Pathfinder)
Czech Republic (HBO)
Middle East (IFD)
North Africa (IFD)
Taiwan (IPA)
Former Yugoslavia (Blitz)

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My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)

 

Produced by: Banana-Moon Sky Films & julijette inc.
Directed by: Sean Garrity
Cast: Jonas Chernick, Emily Hampshire, Sarah Manninen, Vik Sahay

Currently Available on: Netflix, iTunes, VOD, DVD

Synopsis: To win back his unsatisfied ex-girlfriend, conservative accountant Jordan Abrams enlists the help of Julia – an uninhibited exotic dancer – to guide him on a quest for sexual experience, leading him into a world of strip clubs, sensual massage parlors, cross-dressing and S & M.

Distribution:
USA (Tribeca Film – March 19, 2013)
Canada (Phase 4 Films – April 2013)
Australia (Rialto)
Benelux (Premier)
Brazil (Rio Negro)
China (Red Apollo)
France (eOne)
Germany (Eurovideo)
Greece (Hollywood Entertainment)
Hong Kong (Edko)
Hungary (ADS)
Italy (Ambi)
Mongolia (Digital Content)
New Zealand (SBS)
Poland (Kino Swiat)
Russia & CIS (Premium Film)
Scandanavia (eOne)
South Africa (eOne)
South Korea (Joy N Contents)
Spain (Alimpro)
Taiwan (Shenchi)
UK (eOne)

Remake Rights Optioned to:
France
South Korea
Poland
Russia
India (“Crash Course” completed production in July 2022, to be released in 2023)
Ukraine (“Just Sex, Nothing Personal” was released in Ukraine in December 2018)
Lithuania (“Nepatyres”, translated in English as “Inexperience”, was released theatrically by Incognito Films on 180 screens in Lithuania on Jan. 2, 2015, and had the third highest grossing opening weekend in Lithuanian history)