New York Premiere
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Shorts in Competition: Student
| Canada | 13 MINUTES | EnglishComedy
On the eve of her thirteenth birthday, Esther Weary must come to terms with the realities of becoming a woman through her clueless grandfather and his pet pug. Life Doesn’t Frighten Me is a coming-of-age comedy about a young woman’s exploration of ugliness and beauty.
Screening in Shorts Program: Worst Day Ever
Screening in Shorts Program: Worst Day Ever
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Stephen Dunn
STEPHEN DUNN is from St. John’s, Newfoundland, and graduated from Ryerson University. He was the youngest filmmaker ever selected to the Toronto International Film Festival Talent Lab, where he won two emerging filmmaker awards for Swallowed. He is currently developing his first feature, Closet Monster, at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto.
Director
Stephen Dunn
Screenwriter
Stephen Dunn
Producer
Holly O'Brien
Editor
Calum J. Moore
Cinematographer
Kyle Sanderson
Executive Producer
Brad Horvath, Rick Mercer
Co-Producer
Stephen Dunn, Jessica Adams
Cast
Gordon Pinsent, Jade Aspros, Igor Pugdog