GOING SOUTH
Martha wants to escape her rural life. When a mysterious drifter shows up on her farm, will she finally get her chance?
directed by JEFFERSON MONEO
Jefferson Moneo was born in the middle of nowhere on the Canadian plains. He holds a BA in English from the University of Saskatchewan and an MFA in Film Production from Columbia University in New York City. While a student at Columbia, he was a two-time recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Award for Outstanding International Student and received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for the webseries Here Come the Humans. As a filmmaker, his work has been screened at venues around the world including TIFF, Slamdance, the Moscow Bienalle, and the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, his debut feature Big Muddy premiered at TIFF to critical acclaim. Jefferson currently resides in Toronto and recently completed his second feature film, Cosmic Dawn.
CREW
Cast - Shana Dowdeswell, John Brodsky, Sean Friel, Kenneth Heaton
Writers - Jefferson Moneo, Emily Ragsdale
Producers - Coral Aiken, Nicole DeMasi, Jefferson Moneo
Executive Producers - Bob Crowe, Donald Aiken
Director of Photography - Craig Trudeau
Production Designer - Jennifer Marie Thomas
Costume Designer - Jennifer Sparrowhawk
Composer - Michael Severson
FESTIVALS
2013 Cannes Cinéfondation Official Selection
2013 Vancouver International Film Festival