Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Romance - 89 minutes
Alena and JB get entangled in a secret affair. Summers only. That's the rule. Until they break it. A tragic love story - told backwards.
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Sean GARRITY Writer(s) : Jonas CHERNICK, Diana FRANCES Cast : Jonas CHERNICK, Sara CANNING Producer(s) : Andrew BRONFMAN (Good Movies), Jonas CHERNICK (Banana-Moon Sky)
Alena and Tom arrive at Luna Lake for JB and Poppy’s wedding. The night implodes when JB’s secret affair with Alena is finally exposed. THE BURNING SEASON begins at the end, then takes us backwards, each previous summer revealing progressively deeper insights. As the conundrum unfolds, it challenges our preconceptions, tracking the affair over eight summers, and culminating in a surprising revelation that recontextualizes everything we thought we knew…
Country(ies) : CANADA
Whistler 2023 (Borsos Award for Screenplay)Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2023 (Nomination: Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film (Jonas Chernick))