Looking back...One Night

I feel that One Night is appropriate to look back on today because it's new years eve, which is when the movie takes place!
Two friends plan an intimate new years party to impress some girls but their plans are wrecked when an unexpected guest arrives...uh-oh!





This film is based on a play I wrote in high school called Open Your Eyes, which was entered into the school's drama festival and won nine awards. Originally written as a film, at the time I didn't have the experience to tell the story that way so I changed it to a stage play, only to be re-written as a film once again four years later. This was one of the best experiences I've had working on a film because not only did we shoot the whole thing in one location, everyone in the cast was great to work with! It seemed every night we filmed was a little party of our own and we always had a good time.

Another reason why this film is so special is because it was our first big premiere. On July 27, 2007 we screened One Night in front of a sold out theatre of 250 guests. It was a great turn out and it made us realize the potential Reel Films had to a broader audience.



On top of that it was entered into the YoungCuts Film Fest in Montreal in 2008. One Night will always be special to me, even more than I intended because of the people who were involved...happy new year!

Looking back...Watching Mikey

From where we are now I think it's important to see where we came from, which is why every now and then I'll post some info on our past projects. Starting with Watching Mikey, probably our most successful...and most simple film to date. This short ran for 20 minutes and was written in just one night as part of a test run for a new genre we wanted to try; comedy. The film was completed in early 2006 after it was pretty much in production throughout the Christmas holidays. Here's the poster:


along with some images...



Later that year we submitted the film to the New York Independent Film and Video Festival: hosted in Los Angeles. Here's what happened...





A few months later we submitted to the Reel World Festival here in Toronto:


The film has been offered distribution and still gets a good response wherever we screen it. Watching Mikey has definitely been a landmark in our six year run and regardless of it's simplicity, it's a film that will be hard to forget.

Until next time...

Genesis World Premiere

January 10, 2010 will be the world premiere of our first feature, The Invaders: Genesis. This story follows a small group trying to survive in a town 3 years after a nuclear world war, filled with action and drama, the film took us a full two years to produce. Finally, audiences will get to see Reel Films' newest creation showing at AMC Theatres in Vaughan, Ontario.

Our show starts at 4PM, but since we sold out and have such a high demand for tickets, we've added a second show at 7PM!

For more information, go to

Friday, December 4, 2009

Reel Films

In 2003 a group of students came together to produce a short film using their home video camera, their parents' house, and money out of their own pockets. Since then this group has evolved and accomplished ten films of all genres, showing their work in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. Along the way, Reel Films took several awards including: Best Children's Award at the New York International Film and Video Festival, Top five in a Pepsi commercial contest at the YoungCuts Film Festival, and recently took second place at the Barrie Film festival. On January 10, 2010 they will premiere their tenth film at AMC theatres in Vaughan, Ontario.