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Stake

Country: Canada, Language: English, 12 mins

  • Director: Alyssa Pankiw
  • Writer: Alyssa Pankiw
  • Producer: Jason Aita; Mark Cira

CGiii Comment

Horribly over-exposed...or, perhaps, this washed-out look was intentional.

Wobbly camera...why short-filmmakers persist in not buying a tripod is perplexing.

Script...kinda sweet!


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The(ir) Blurb...

Stake follows the reunion of Trevor and Vanessa, estranged best friends from high school, ten years after Vanessa ran away to the big city to work for CSIS and left Trevor in their very small hometown.

Cast & Characters

Kathleen Munroe as Sarah;
Gwynne Phillips as Catherine Stevens;
Alex Tindal as Trevor;
Aimee Bessada as Vanessa