This Thursday, May 10th at 7:00 p.m., my friends from Crazy Go Nuts University David W. Scott and Andrea Medovarski will have a screening of their new film, The Behaviour of Houses at the Brunswick Theatre (296 Brunswick Avenue).
Here’s a synopsis:
Melinda, an aspiring artist with a dead-end job, lives in the city with Colum, who is pursuing his PhD. Escaping her privileged upbringing, Melinda is deeply critical of her family’s business “building suburban bungalows for the moral majority.” When Melinda’s brother, Jeremy, comes to the city for the Home Builders’ convention, he brings shocking news that will change all three of their lives.
As they all try to cope with unfinished family business, Melinda must make the most dramatic choices of all. Caught between her artistic dreams and her family’s demands to take over the business, she must now find her own place in the world.
The Behaviour of Houses is a story about finding your voice. It deals with that period in your mid twenties when you have to face up to where you come from – and decide where you’re really heading. It explores the awkward space between what someone says and what they really do.
Melinda is the daughter of a real estate developer who is running from her past. Colum is a PhD student trying to make his own place in the world and create the family life he never had. Jeremy is Melinda’s younger brother. His wild side hides how much he wants to protect those he cares about.
After the movie (it runs 98 minutes), there’ll be an after-party at Boom Shiva (1180 Queen Street West, halfway between the Gladstone and the Drake). One of the lead actors is also a singer so she will be singing there that night. It’s pretty casual, and anyone with musical ability is invited to attend and participate; I’ve been invited to kick out some accordion jams.
Come and support indie film and rockin’ accordion!
One reply on “"The Behaviour of Houses": This Thursday at the Brunswick Theatre”
Given that much of my work has to do with challenging and encouraging people during “that period in your mid twenties when you have to face up to where you come from – and decide where you’re really heading,” I’d love to see this movie … but I am learning about it a day too late. Any idea if your friends are planning to show it somewhere else, or if the movie will make it to a video format?