21st Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 18-28, 2024

12th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 2024

Zoom

Canada, Brazil, 2015 : Western Canadian Premiere
Archives 2016
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In Cinema Globe Cinema
Sat, Apr 16 7:00 PM Buy

description

Three seemingly separate but ultimately interlinked storylines about a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director come to life in ZOOM, a fast-paced, pop-art inspired, comed, combining live-action and animation. The comic book artist, Emma (Alison Pill), works at an artificial sex doll factory. Her comic tells the story of Edward (Gael García Bernal), a cocky film director with a debilitating secret about his anatomy. Edward creates a film that features Michelle (Mariana Ximenes), an aspiring novelist who escapes to Brazil and abandons her former model life. Michelle pens a novel that tells the tale of Emma... The Canadian-Brazilian co-production also features Don McKellar and Jason Priestley, along with original music by renowned DJ Kid Koala.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Toronto International Film Festival 2015

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Pedro Morelli, 28, has a degree in Film and Television Studies from the University of São Paulo, where he specialized in soundtracks and directing. Pedro has directed the short films: WATCH YOUR BACK (2006), ONE MORE NIGHT (2009), INTERACTION (2010), and THE CAGE (2012); in addition to having co-directed the featurefilm BETWEEN US, which won 3 awards at the Rio Film Festival and was shown in Official Competition at the Rome and Havana Film Festivals.

press for Zoom

"An experiment in storytelling and a larger allegory about the creative process."
- Toronto Film Scene
"A whirlwind of comedic creativity...This mixed-media meta adventure with plenty of laughs is not to be missed."
- Dorkshelf

details

Comedy / Animation / Fantasy / Art

18+ Licensed Screening
96 minutes

credits

Director 
Pedro Morelli

Screenwriter
Matt Hansen

Producers
Andrea Barata
Ribeiro
Niv Fichman

Cast
Gael García Bernal
Alison Pill
Tyler Labine
Don McKellar
Jason Priestley

community

Community Partners

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