Indie Short "Teach'er" to World Premiere on July 12th at Long Island Film Festival

Lesser Men Productions send us over information regarding its world premiere and upcoming screenings for their short film "Teach'er". The short film will makes it's world premiere at this year's Long Island Film Festival in July.

Press Release:

Lesser Men Productions presents the world premiere of Teach’er, a new short film from award winning director Cody Campanale. This unsettling new drama explores the competitive nature of an artist and questions whether there can be any dignity in a successful career as one. Teach’er will screen in July at the Long Island International Film Expo and Manhattan Film Festival; then again in August at the prestigious Montreal World Film Festival.

Teach’er introduces us to Jason and Vanessa; two-theatre school students who want to be famous actors. When they learn that only one of them will be awarded a prestigious acting apprenticeship, a competition for their professor’s approval begins, which forces them to reject their own morality and come to the realization that there can be no dignity in art.

Featuring performances by some of Canada’s indie film favorites: including award-winning actor Robert Nolan (Urban Legends, Skeleton Lake), actress Katie Ulhman (Comedy Made Short, CBC’s The Listener), and a breakout performance by newcomer Cameron Rufelds in the lead role of Jason.

Writer/Director Cody Campanale, with his second short film, has garnered praise and scrutiny for his representation of morally diabolical characters caught up in a quest for power. Similar themes and ideas were explored in Cody’s earlier film Roofies & Romance, which enjoyed a successful run on the film festival circuit. It’s Cody’s ability to ask unsettling questions in his films that give this filmmaker his voice.

Campanale is quickly emerging as an exciting new voice in Canadian cinema. First, a project pitch for Teach’er earned him a spot as one of the Reel World Film Festival’s Emerging 20 at their 2010 Indie Film Lounge, and now with several upcoming festival screenings: including The Montreal World Film Festival, a festival often recognized along with TIFF, Sundance, and Cannes as ‘one of the most highly attended film festivals’.

Cody recently wrapped production on Scars his third short film, which was financed by the Ontario Arts Council, and shot mostly on 35mm. It also stars lead actors from such international recognized television programs as Degrassi, Power Rangers SPG, and Monster Warriors.

Teach’er will have its first ever screening at the Long Island International Film Expo on July 12th 2011 at 7:45pm. Visit www.lessermen.ca or www.liifilmexpo.org for more details.