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A day-in-the-life dark comedy concerning a group of islanders, their respective secrets, and one man's plan to kill himself quietly.

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Dan Jarvis
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Duck MacDonald
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Emily Anderson (as Ellen Page)
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Sandra Anderson
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Carol French
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Buddy French
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Mackenzie Fisher
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Stan Lastman
Terri Sanderson ...
Reporter
Chris Saunderson ...
Photographer
Caleb Langille ...
Taylor
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Stuart
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Mayor Brent Fisher
Chett Buchanan ...
Golfing Businessman #1
Mike Goodfellow ...
Golfing Businessman #2
Mary Ellen MacLean ...
Irene
Ed Cayer ...
Lotto Man
Devon Chisholm ...
Jennie
Judith Hasen ...
Lotto Woman
Kathryn MacLellan ...
Deena
Rita Howell ...
Mrs.Corkum
Lauren Ehrenworth ...
Bartender
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Elaine Fisher
Deborah Bowles ...
Neighbour
Lorraine Chapman ...
Neighbour
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Nurse
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Radio Announcer (voice)
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Radio Announcer (voice)
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Girl at Motel (uncredited)
Jack Gross ...
Boy at Motel (uncredited)

Directed by

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Daniel MacIvor

Written by

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Daniel MacIvor ... (written by)

Produced by

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Geneviève Appleton ... associate producer
Camelia Frieberg ... producer
Joe Frieberg ... executive producer
Sherrie Johnson ... co-producer
Stephen J. Turnbull ... line producer

Music by

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Michael Timmins

Cinematography by

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Rudolf Blahacek ... director of photography

Editing by

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Mike Munn

Editorial Department

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Chris Hinton ... color timer
Mila Patriki ... colorist
Shannon Perreault ... assistant editor
Catherine Rankin ... negative cutter
Joanne Rourke ... colorist: HD mastering
Lyn Anne Sparrow ... post-production coordinator (as Lynanne Sparrow)

Production Design by

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Emanuel Jannasch

Art Direction by

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Ann Bromley

Set Decoration by

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Ian Greig

Costume Design by

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Lin Chapman

Makeup Department

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Paulette Cable ... hair supervisor / makeup supervisor
Evan Hyisky ... assistant hair/makeup
Jim Macdonald ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Geneviève Appleton ... post-production manager
Stephen J. Turnbull ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sarah Campbell ... second assistant director
Lisa Fennell ... third assistant director
Mary Reynolds ... first assistant director
Nicole Trask ... trainee assistant director

Art Department

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Mike Balish ... carpenter
Lance Barney ... lead dresser
Joseph Bower ... key scenic painter (as Joe Bower)
Jamie Clarke ... third assistant art director
Keith Currie ... property master
Jody Davis ... art department dailies
Bernard Faye ... painter (as Brenard Faye)
Andre Fiske ... head carpenter
Harry Goodick ... construction coordinator
Peter Haegart ... carpenter
Robert Hardiman ... art department dailies
Michael Hupman ... painter
Hugh Jones ... set dresser
Karl McNutt ... art department dailies
Colin Paul ... set decoration buyer
Terry Reashore ... carpenter
Suzanne Richard ... assistant property master
Teresa Stevens ... art department dailies
Todd Tudball ... art department dailies

Sound Department

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Fred Brennan ... dialogue editor
Steph Carrier ... re-recording mixer (as Stephan Carrier)
Kathy Choi ... assistant sound editor
Martin Gwynn Jones ... assistant sound editor
Frank Kavanagh ... boom operator
Garrett Kerr ... dialogue editor
Sid Lieberman ... foley artist
John MacDonald ... assistant foley artist
Brent MacLean ... second assistant sound editor
Jim Rillie ... production sound mixer
David Rose ... sound effects editor
Lou Solakofski ... re-recording mixer
Jane Tattersall ... sound effects editor / supervising sound editor
Randy Wilson ... foley recordist

Stunts

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Randy Boliver ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Nance Ackerman ... still photographer
Brian A. Adams ... best boy grip (as Brian Adams)
Billy Buttery ... director of photography: second unit
Eve Court ... camera trainee
Jody Davis ... electric: dailies
Rob Eshelby ... generator operator
Chris Fiendel ... grip
Jason Jackson ... electric: dailies (as Jason A. Jackson)
Hugh Jones ... grip
Roddy Kosub ... gaffer (as Rod Kosub)
Ruth Leggett ... electric: dailies
Carl Nigi ... electrician
Becky Parsons ... second assistant camera
Demetri Portelli ... first assistant camera: second unit
Gareth Roberts ... first assistant camera
Gary Sandover ... dolly grip / key grip
Kelsey Smith ... epk camera operator (as Kelsey W. Smith) / steadicam operator (as Kelsey W. Smith)
Todd Voogt ... grip
David Wishart ... best boy electric
Jason Ball ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Simone Chia ... extras casting
Peter Oliver ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kirin Jordan ... costume set supervisor
Diana Redmond ... set costumer

Location Management

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Darlene Bursell ... location pa/security
Michell Desnoyers ... assistant location manager (as Michelle Desnoyers)
Margo Mosher ... location manager
Brian R. Shaw ... location security

Music Department

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Richard Bell ... musician: piano
Jeff Bird ... musician: harmonica, mandolin
Jaro Czerwynec ... musician: accordian
Peter Moore ... music editor
Ron Proulx ... music clearance
Jane Tattersall ... music editor
Michael Timmins ... music engineer / music producer / musician: guitar, percussion, xylonphone

Script and Continuity Department

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Maggie Thomas ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Tom Carew ... transportation dailies
Mervin Geddes ... driver (as Melvin Geddes)
Robert Meade ... driver
John Sampson ... driver (as John Chas Sampson)
Philip H. Scott ... driver
Michael Sullivan ... transportation coordinator
Emmanuel 'Manny' Taylor ... transportation captain (as Emmanuel Taylor)
Helen Taylor ... transportation dailies

Additional Crew

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Frank Anderson ... for Shelburne Film Production Centre
Jackie Annesty ... for Shelburne Film Production Centre
Robert Aske ... legal services
William Bower ... for Shelburne Film Production Centre
Daphne Butler ... cleaner
William Cameron ... title designer
Simone Chia ... asssiatnt to Ms. Frieberg
Andy Clark ... legal services
Lorraine Clark ... electronic press kit supervisor
Jeff Corkum ... production accountant
Christine Crawford ... stand-in
Hugh Davidson ... auditor
Kevin Forbes ... stand-in
Gordon D. Fyvie ... legal services
Peter Gibson ... business manager: Tattersall (as Peter 'Smokey' Gibson)
Pauline Goodick ... cleaner
Jack Gross ... assistant to Mr. Hawco
J. Paul Halferty ... assistant to Ms. Johnson
Shauna Hatt ... production coordinator
Allan Hawco ... assistant to Mr. MacIvor
Victoria M. Healy ... daily security
Skippy Johnson ... head of security
Wynne Jordan ... assistant accountant
Suzanne Kerr ... chaperone
Martyn Krys ... legal services
Kim Livingston ... insurance
Allison MacDonald ... chef assistant
Katharina Mayer ... chef assistant
Lothar Mayer ... chef
Harry O'Conner ... for Shelburne Film Production Centre
Nicky Pemberton ... for Shelburne Film Production Centre
Rodger Pike ... key craft service
Kimberly Purtell ... assistant to Ms. Johnson
Alicia Rei Rolfe ... post-production accountant
Don Sinclair ... insurance
Lyn Anne Sparrow ... assistant to Ms. Johnson (as Lynanne Sparrow)
Teresa Stevens ... office production assistant
Todd Stevens ... office production assistant
Tyler Stevens ... assistant craft service
Fay Sullivan ... assistant production coordinator
Bill Suttle ... for Shelburne Film Production Centre
Jim Swansburg ... electronic press kit field producer (as Jim Swansberg)
Dale Thomas ... for Shelburne Film Production Centre
Mark Townsend ... for Shelburne Film Production Centre
Beverly Warren ... unit publicist

Thanks

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Brent Barclay ... thanks
Richard Blonski ... thanks
Amnon Buchbinder ... thanks
William Cameron ... thanks
Ed Carter ... thanks
Sue Conley ... thanks
Damhnait Doyle ... thanks
Richard Feren ... thanks
Jill Franklin ... thanks
John Furniotis ... thanks
Susan Furniotis ... thanks
Peter Gibson ... thanks
Linda Grey ... thanks
Serge Grimaux ... thanks
Emm Gryner ... thanks
Moira Holmes ... thanks
Pam Irwin ... thanks
Heather Kinkaid ... thanks
Susan Leblanc-Crawford ... thanks (as Sue LeBlanc)
Rich Lim ... thanks
Hugh Marsh ... thanks
Shandi Mitchell ... thanks
Linda Moore ... thanks
Erin Nichols ... thanks
Martin Pink ... thanks
Jeremy Podeswa ... thanks
Bob Redding ... thanks
Willie Stevenson ... thanks
Gordon Swansburg ... thanks
Chaz Thorne ... thanks
Greta Varna ... thanks
Reg Vermue ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Wilby is the name of a small island in the Canadian Maritimes and the name of the main town located on the island. According to residents, there are two types of people who live on Wilby: islanders (people who were born on Wilby) and non-islanders. Among the townsfolk of Wilby are: single mom and recently returned islander Sandra Anderson, who was known as the girl in town with the reputation, something that has not changed in her adult years; Sandra's teen-aged daughter, Emily, who doesn't want to end up like her mother but can only think about making out with her new boyfriend; Buddy French, the local police officer who is having unspoken marital problems with his non-islander wife, Carol, the town realtor whose controlling behavior is pushing her and others around her on the verge of a nervous breakdown; the Mayor, Brent Fisher, who is secretly planning for his life post politics; dyslexic Duck McDonald, the town handyman; and recently separated non-islander Dan Jarvis who, because of activities at the island's seaside hangout called "The Watch", wants to kill himself if only people would leave him alone. As the townsfolk interact with each other, most are looking for the same thing as summed up by Duck to Emily in speaking about her mother: "She wants to love and be loved, just like all of us". Written by Huggo

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Also Known As
  • Вилби Великолепный (Russia)
Runtime
  • 99 min
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Box Office

Budget CAD2,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Paul Gross' two children Hannah and Jack Gross appear in the background of the movie. See more »
Soundtracks Give Me The Chance To Fall See more »
Crazy Credits Movie title is rolled out on a festival banner on a bridge. See more »
Quotes Buddy French: I like Mark Twain. You know what else he said? "Faith is believing something you know isn't true."
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