Drive Back Home
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| name = Drive Back Home
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| director = Michael Clowater
| producer = William Woods
Brian Mason
Maddy Falle
| writer = Michael Clowater
| starring = Charlie Creed-Miles
Alan Cumming
Clare Coulter
| music =
| cinematography = Stuart Campbell
| editing = Mikaela Bodin
| studio = Woods Entertainment
Mason Films
| distributor = Game Theory Films
| released = {{Film date|2024|9|19|Cinéfest}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English
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Drive Back Home is a 2024 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Michael Clowater.Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2023/02/22/drive-back-home-shifts-into-high-gear-in-north-bay/ "Drive Back Home shifts into high gear in North Bay"]. Playback, February 22, 2023. Set in 1970, the film stars Charlie Creed-Miles as Weldon, a blue-collar plumber from New Brunswick who has been forced to travel to Toronto to bail his estranged brother Perley (Alan Cumming) out of jail following his arrest for having sex with another man in a public park, and centres on their road trip back to New Brunswick.Andreas Wiseman, [https://deadline.com/2023/02/traitors-host-alan-cumming-new-movie-charlie-creed-miles-clare-coulter-drive-back-home-1235267397/ "‘The Traitors’ Host Alan Cumming Stars With Charlie Creed-Miles & Clare Coulter In Drama ‘Drive Back Home’"]. Deadline Hollywood, February 22, 2023.
The cast also includes Clare Coulter, Sprague Grayden, Gray Powell, Judah Davidson, Guy Sprung, Alexandre Bourgeois, Anthony Jones Nestoras, Gord Rand, Brian Bisson, Thomas Mitchell, Jennifer Carroll, Deborah Tennant, Dan Beirne, David Assinewai, Jayden Kirton, Joe Drinkwalter, Cameron Nicoll and Jude Zappala in supporting roles.
Production
The film was based on the true story of Clowater's grandfather Ernie and great-uncle Hedley,Heidi Ulrichsen, [https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/shot-locally-cinefest-entry-inspired-by-a-black-sheep-story-9533615 "Shot locally, Cinefest entry inspired by a black sheep story"]. Bay Today, September 18, 2024. with coverage of the film noting that it was a common tactic of police in the era to deal with arrests of gay men by having a family member come pick the person up in lieu of jail time, thus effectively outing the gay man to their families involuntarily.Sabina Wex, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/alan-cumming-adopts-a-canadian-accent-for-his-latest-role-1.7402673 "Alan Cumming adopts a Canadian accent for his latest role"]. CBC Arts, December 5, 2024.
Production on the film began in winter 2023 in North Bay, Ontario.
Distribution
The film premiered at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.Heidi Ulrichsen, [https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/forget-hockey-rivalry-sudburys-cinefest-2024-showing-love-for-north-bay-9390249 "Forget hockey rivalry: Sudbury’s Cinéfest 2024 showing love for North Bay"]. Sudbury.com, August 22, 2024.
It was subsequently screened at the 2024 Calgary International Film Festival, where it won the audience award for Canadian narrative features.Nicholas Sokic, [https://playbackonline.ca/2024/10/09/audiences-fete-drive-back-home-tragically-hip-docuseries-at-ciff/ "Audiences fete Drive Back Home, Tragically Hip docuseries at CIFF"]. Playback, October 9, 2024.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|26774341}}
Category:2024 LGBTQ-related films
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:Canadian drama road movies
Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related films
Category:Films shot in North Bay, Ontario
Category:2020s LGBTQ-related drama films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films set in New Brunswick
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