The screening for Stay The Night will be shown at TIFF Bell Lightbox 3.
This feature film will also be shown as an online screening from Nov 14 – Nov 17.
Canada202289 minutesEnglishToronto PremiereDrama, Romance, Women Filmmakers
When reserved, late-bloomer Grace gets passed up for a major promotion at work, she tries to break out of her shell by pursuing a one-night stand at the club. Her choice in partner, Carter Stone, an NHL player at a crossroads, is having an equally rough night. After an initial meet-cute and disastrous attempt at a hookup, the two walk Toronto’s wintry streets, wandering from bar to skating rink to office, slowly but surely finding common ground as the night progresses.
Kim’s Convenience’s Andrea Bang shines in a dramatic role as rigid Grace, whose acerbic stubbornness adds a bumbling comedy, as she learns where she can bend without breaking. The feature debut of veteran Canadian TV writer and director Renuka Jeyapalan, Stay The Night showcases delightfully familiar locals-only Toronto hangouts, while asking us to lose ourselves in a version of the city where a brief encounter doesn’t have to mean a transaction.
– Vidhya Elango
Andrea Bang
Joe Scarpellino
Humberly González
Raymond Ablack
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SXSW, 2022
Renuka Jeyapalan
Renuka Jeyapalan is a Toronto-based writer and director. Her shorts have screened at TIFF, Tribeca, and the Berlinale. She has directed episodes of Kim’s Convenience, Workin’ Moms, Sort Of, Children Ruin Everything, Son Of A Critch and the Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia. Her first feature, Stay The Night, premiered at South by Southwest.
The screening for Stay The Night will be shown at TIFF Bell Lightbox 3.
This feature film will also be shown as an online screening from Nov 14 – Nov 17.
Rated PG
Content Warning: Coarse language, smoking, drinking
This film is presented with open captions in-person and closed captions digitally.
Join us for a Q&A immediately after the theatrical presentation with director Renuka Jayapalan.
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