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Cult Hero (film)

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Cult Hero
Directed byJesse Thomas Cook
Written byKevin Revie
Liv Collins
Jesse Thomas Cook
Tony Burgess
Produced byCraig Shouldice
StarringLiv Collins
Ry Barrett
Tony Burgess
Justin Bott
CinematographyKenny MacLaughlin
Edited byMike Gallant
Music byAdrian Ellis
Production
company
Collingwood Film Co.
Distributed byRaven Banner Entertainment
Release date
  • September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) (Fantasia)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Cult Hero is a Canadian thriller comedy film, directed by Jesse Thomas Cook and released in 2022.[1] The film stars Liv Collins as Kallie Jones, a real estate agent and stereotypical "Karen" in Owen Sound, Ontario, whose husband Brad (Justin Bott) gets drawn into a death cult led by Master Jagori (Tony Burgess), forcing her to team up with "cult buster" Dale Domazar (Ry Barrett) to rescue him.[2]

The cast also includes Jessica Vano, Charlie Baker, Jonathan Craig, Justin Darmanin, Steve Kasan, Michael Masurkevitch, Marcia Alderson, Zoë Woodrow, Matt Griffin, Ross Docherty, James Mercier, Alex Bonwick, Donna Henry and Greg Collins.

Production and distribution

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The film was shot in and around Owen Sound in fall 2021.[3]

The film was screened for distributors in the Frontières program at the Marché du Film in May 2022,[4] prior to its public premiere on July 30, 2022, at the Fantasia International Film Festival.[5]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 Audience Award, Canadian Feature Cult Hero Runner-up [6]
Canadian Screen Awards 2023 Best Art Direction/Production Design Dan Herrick, Zoë Woodrow Nominated [7]
Best Costume Design Carrie Cathrae-Keeling Nominated
Best Original Score Adrian Ellis Nominated
Best Original Song Tony Burgess, Chuck Baker — "The Ascension Song" Nominated
Best Makeup Katie Ballantyne, Jonathan Craig Nominated
Best Visual Effects James Anthony Young Nominated

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