Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: English

Genre: Drama, Sci Fi
Running Time: 18 min
Year of production: 2019

SYNOPSIS

George is a shy teenager who recreates an avatar of Aria, his High School crush, in a Virtual Reality program. As his relationship with the avatar deepens, virtual life and reality start to blur, which leads to sinister conclusions.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: York University
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

George Curtis: Josh Doig
Aria: Bianca Melchior
Andrew: Brian Franier
Mom: Yasemin Kamci
Bully #1: Liam Ryan
Bully #2: Gonzalo Cañedo

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Gonzalo Cañedo
Screenwriter: Gonzalo Cañedo
Producer: Franciska Palvolgyi and Gonzalo Cañedo
Director of Photography: Joel Rodriguez
Sound Recordist: Xavier Allard
Editing: Sebastien Clermont
Sound Editing: Gonzalo Cañedo
Sound Mixer: George Novotny
Music Composer: Fernando De La Barreda

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Sub-genre: Sci Fi
Language: English
Country of origin: Canada/Mexico
Year of production: 2019
Total running time: 00:18:35:17
Shooting format: Digital
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound format: Stereo

AWARDS

Best Screenplay- 2019 Cinesiege Awards

BIOGRAPHY OF THE DIRECTOR

Gonzalo Cañedo was born in Mexico City. He majored in Film Production in York University in Toronto. Room Service is his thesis film and his directorial debut.