PRESS
Selected Press for THE BIRDER
“This is a smart comedy!”
– Eli Glasner CBC ARTS
“The Birder is a sweet, hilarious film, which is so successful due to the performances of Cavanagh and Rendall.”
– William Brownridge TORONTO FILM SCENE
“The Birder is a well made and incredibly likeable comedy from director Bezaire.”
– John Corrado ONE MOVIE FIVE VIEWS
“The Birder is a surprisingly sweet and sensitive comedy full of charm and heart…it is still refreshing to see such a well-meaning film created these days.”
– Talia Crockett THE ARTS GUILD
“This one is filled with chuckles, and is built solidly around Cavanagh’s performance.”
– Timothy D Rideout THE MIND REELS
“This is a funny movie, and its birding heart is in the right place.”
– Nicholas Lund SLATE MAGAZINE
“The Birder exudes plenty of charm.”
– Ted Shaw THE WINDSOR STAR
Selected Press for THINGS TO DO
“Reminiscent of cult classics like Office Space and Napoleon Dynamite yet retaining a deadpan sensibility all its own…writer-director Theodore Bezaire’s sharp eye for the odd comic throwaway generate enormous reserves of goodwill.”
– Justin Chang VARIETY
“Garden State meets My Name Is Earl, but its less pretentious than the former and as funny-but way more subtle-than the latter…check it for sure.”
– Julide Tanriverdi BPM MAGAZINE
“A comic ode to contemporary Peter Pans, Things To Do is a pleasant indie diversion about the vagrant joys of dropping out, wasting time and having fun in your 20s.”
– Michael Wilmington THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“Director/co-writer Theodore Bezaire maintains a uniquely casual yet centered approach, resulting in a simple and satisfying film”
– Marc Barrite GREENCINE
“Not only should you seek out this truly independent film, but you should be excited about whatever they’re going to do next.”
– Brian Tallerico SCREENTALK
“In a lot of ways, Things To Do is a more humorous version of Old Joy, and that’s a good thing…Very easy to fall in love with”
– Steve Prokopy GAPERSBLOCK
“Things To Do is the perfect modest alternative to the other infinitely more unremarkable attempts at addressing the hopes and fears of a restless generation.”
– Brian Orndorf DVD TALK
AWARDS
VAMPIRE ZOMBIES…FROM SPACE!
Audience Choice – Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2024
Student Jury – Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2024
Best Feature Film – Terror in the Bay Film Festival 2024
Best Poster – Terror in the Bay Film Festival 2024
Best Feature Film – Fright Nights Austria Film Festival 2024
Best Sci-Fi Film – Hot Springs International Film Festival 2024
Best Feature Film – Buried Alive Film Festival 2024
Audience Choice – Hellifax Horror Fest 2024
Best Feature – South African Horrorfest 2024
Best Feature – New York Horror Film Festival 2024
Best Sci-Fi Feature – Melbourne Underground Film Fest 2024
MY CANADIAN SON
Best Screenplay – Forest City Film Festival
BOYS VS. GIRLS
Best Feature Film & Audience Choice – Chicago Comedy Film Festival
Best Feature Film – Canadian Comedy Film Festival
TOMMY
A&E Filmmakers Award for Best Film – NSI Canada Film Festival
PRIA
Audience Choice – NBC/Universal Comedy Short Cuts
Audience Choice – TIFF Kids