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Think About a Dolphin for Once

a short film by Miles Barstead

(29 minutes)

At the nexus of Toronto’s richest and poorest neighbourhoods, a college student encounters mysterious forces while studying social inequality. 

When challenged to revise her overdue Master's thesis, Alison (Faly Mevamanana)  is drawn to a historic foot bridge connecting Toronto’s gritty St James Town to upscale Rosedale. There she meets Elke (Lee Lawson), a strange woman with a knife made of baby shark teeth, who is definitely leaving town today.

Joined by Elke’s well-meaning but hapless sidekick Kevin (Ted Charette), they embark on a journey that will bring them into conflict with each other, the local community, and reality itself.

A short comedy full of big questions, Think About a Dolphin for Once explores gentrification, activism, and the secretly interconnected consciousness of all living things.

Cast

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Faly Mevamanana

"Alison"

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Lee Lawson

"Elke"

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Ted Charette

"Kevin"

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David John Phillips

"George"

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Andreana Callegarini-Gradzik

"The Mysterious Student"

Crew

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Miles Barstead

Writer | Director | Editor | Composer | Producer

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Vita Carlino

Producer

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Scott Drucker

Director of Photography |
Associate Producer

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Ann Marie Murnaghan

Production Designer

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Matt Dawson, MPSE

Sound Designer

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