How to Rid Your Lover of a Negative Emotion Caused By You! TRAILER

Love can make us do weird things. Sadie does a weird thing. She does it to her boyfriend Dennis. Keep in mind she only wants what's best for both of them—a perfect relationship. It could be the perfect relationship, too, as long as nobody bleeds to death.

Directed By: Nadia Litz
Starring: Sarah Allen & Joe Cobden
Screenplay By: Ryan Cavan
Produced By: Heather K. Dahlstrom & Daniel Bekerman
Edited By: Alexandre-Nicholas Giffard
Director of Photography: Daniel Grant
Production Design By: Nazgol Goshtasbpour

- Toronto International Film Festival, September 2010, Canada
- Calgary International Film Festival, September, 2010, Canada
- Vancouver International Film Festival, September 2010, Canada
- Whistler Film Festival, December 2010, Canada
- Vancouver Women In Film & Television (WIFTV), March 2011, Canada
- Kingston Canadian Film Festival, March 2011, Canada
- Northern Ontario Music and Film Award Nominee, Heather K. Dahlstrom- Best Film, April 2011, Canada
- Cannes Short Film Corner, May 2011, France
- Golden Sheaf Award Nominee- Best Drama, Yorkton Film Festival, May 2011, Canada
- CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, June 2011, Canada
- Just For Laughs Film Festival, July 2011, Canada
- Melbourne International Film Festival, July 2011, Australia
- Cinefest Sudbury, September 2011, Canada
- Fantastic Fest, September 2011, Austin, Texas | WINNER: Best Horror Short
- Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2011, Canada

Trailer edited by Matthew Hannam, Trail Mix Editing.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• director
• Nadia Litz
• Ryan Cavan
• Sarah Allen
• Joe Cobden
• Heather K. Dahlstrom
• Daniel Bekerman
• Short Film
• Directorial Debut
• CFC
• Canadian Film Centre
• Short Dramatic Film Program
• Romance
• Black Comedy
• Canadian Film
• 2010
• Whistler Film Festival
• relationship
• love
• boyfriend
• girlfriend
• surgery
• trailer
• Trail Mix Editing
• Matthew Hannam
• Alexandre-Nicholas Giffard
• TIFF 10
• short film
• canada
• toronto
• vancouver
• drama
• cinema
• independent

[UtterlyMoot]

Saw this before VS, enjoyed it more than VS. If it VS'd VS, it woulda won. Well done! Very creative, original, well acted, beautifully shot, just a tight little sad-larious story.

[CanadianFilmCentre]

@UtterlyMoot Glad to hear you enjoyed it!!

[CanadianFilmCentre]

Screening at Toronto After Dark on Wednesday, October 26 at 9:45 with the film VS!

[kosovitz]

does anybody know the song in background?

[CanadianFilmCentre]

@kosovitz Sorry for the delay! The song is "Game Shows" by Plants and Animals.

[CanadianFilmCentre]

The film has been making the rounds on the Canadian festival circuit.

[nbcuni]

Um. Pull her hair? Um. Try standing up? Um. You're a man?

[asymptote9x]

I was watching CBC and caught the last 15 seconds of this...is there no way to watch it other than live?

[chazmission]

Okay I just watched the film on CBC and I have some questions. 1st is she an alien? 2nd what are the blue barry things they eat? please can someone anwser these question I am totally confused.

[Fridayth31st]

Im in suspense. Looking forward to seeing this.