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Jump, Darling

by Phil Connell
Country: Canada
Year: 2020
Duration: 90'


Half-prepped in front of the dressing room mirror of a bustling gay bar, Russell, an actor who turned drag queen, receives a wrenching ultimatum. Overwhelmed, he escapes to the countryside to visit his grandmother Margaret, a sardonic woman in steep decline. In a perfect but precarious solution, he moves in to save her from the local nursing home. Despite battling with the demons of his past and present, Russell manages to brighten up the local bar through his alter ego Fishy Falters although struggling to discover his fierce, new identity. Meanwhile, Margaret fights to retake control.

Biography

film director

Phil Connell

Writer, director and producer, Phil Connell directed the short films Chest of Doors (2005), Kissing Drew (2013), which was included in the anthology “Boys on Film 13: Trick & Treat” (2015), and Survival Guide (2014). Jump, Darling (2020) is his first feature film, which led him to work with Academy Award-winner Cloris Leachman, who recently passed away, directing her in one of her last performances. The film was presented at the BFI Flare in London.

Cast

& Credits

Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Phil Connell
Montaggio/Editing Lev Lewis
Fotografia/Photography Viktor Cahoj
Scenografia/Production Design Allison Zwicker
Suono/Sound Daenen Bramberger
Musica/Music Harry Knazan
Interpreti/Cast Cloris Leachman, Thomas Duplessie, Linda Kash, Jayne Eastwood, Tynomi Banks
Produttore/Producer Katie, Corbridge, Phil Connell
Produzione/Production Telefilm And The Talent Fund, Levelfilm, Big Island Productions, Another Lucy Productions
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