TIFF-Premiering Canadian Sexy Dramedy ‘Paying for It’ Boarded by Loco Films; Trailer Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Paris-based Loco Films has boarded “Paying For It,” Canadian helmer Sook-Yin Lee (“Octavio is Dead!”)’s adaptation of Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel.
The movie is world premiering at Toronto Film Festival in the competitive Platform section. Co-written by Lee and Joanne Sarazen (“Backspot,” “Tammy’s Always Dying”), the live action movie stars Dan Beirne (“Twentieth Century,” “Priscilla”), emerging actor Emily Lê (“Riceboy Sleeps”), and acclaimed activist, author and performer Andrea Werhun (“Modern Whore, Thriving: A Dissociative Reverie”).
The film explores the themes of love, sex and non-monogamy for adults. It’s set in the late 90s and revolves around Chester, an introverted cartoonist who starts sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy after his girlfriend, Sonny, decides to redefine their committed relationship. “Paying For It” is produced by Matt Code of Wildling Pictures, whose credits include “See for Me,” “Mary Goes Round” and the upcoming “Young Werther;” as well as Sonya Di Rienzo (“Brother,” “The Young Arsonists,” “The Players”) and Aeschylus Poulos (“Mr.
Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe,” “Brother,” “Sleeping Giant”) of Hawkeye Pictures; with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Ontario Creates and in association with Bell Media’s Crave and CBC Films.
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