TAPEBOY

Premiered: May 16, 2021

Director and Writer: King Dawit

DOP: Conor Forrest

Producer: King Dawit with Krishna Kolanupaka

Starring Jonathan Miller, Savannah Weeks, Tom Lute

Filmed: October 31, 2020 to November 2, 2020

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, record store-employed recluse Tommy Doss is invited to lunch by the connection-starved Lucy, who is taken by his homemade tapes.

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TAPEBOY is filmed, and takes place during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Toronto's iconic Kensington Market neighbourhood. It embarks as both a document of a historical moment in Canada, and a testament to psychedelic indie music, particularly Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys' Smile, various groups from the Elephant 6 Collective, including Tommy's namesake Bill Doss and Will Cullen Hart of The Olivia Tremor Control., and Daniel Johnston. Filmed at Kensington's Paradise Bound Records and Ozzy's Burgers, the film acts as a love letter to the area.

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Featuring a mix of Super 8 film and digital, and an avant-garde approach to editing, TAPEBOY was written and directed by King Dawit, in co-production with Krishna Kolanupaka and Fine Cut Productions. Starring Jonathan Miller as Tommy, Savannah Weeks as Lucy, and Tom Lute as Cardinal.

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