Year of the Carnivore (2009)

Director:

Sook-Yin Lee

Writer:

Sook-Yin Lee (screenwriter)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Starving for love

Plot:

A romantic comedy about a girl with an unrequited crush on a boy who thinks she's bad in bed, so she goes out to get more "experience".

Plot Keywords:

Musician | Busker | Ménage À Trois | Masturbation | Lesbian Kiss

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Cristin Milioti	...	Sammy Smalls
Mark Rendall	...	Eugene Zaslavsky
Ali Liebert	...	Sylvia
Kevin McDonald	...	Mr. Smalls
Sheila McCarthy	...	Mrs. Smalls
Will Sasso	...	Dirk
Emily Holmes	...	Kathy
Patrick Gilmore	...	Todd
Eugene Lipinski	...	Lloyd Zaslavsky
Linda Uyrehara Hoffman	...	Miss Nakamura
Don Thompson	...	Lazowski
Luke Camilleri	...	Jie
John Hainsworth	...	Old Man
Nick Cheply	...	Kevin 'The Head Banger'
Bethany Brown	...	Krista
Melanie Bray	...	Wendy
Scott Patey	...	Jerry the sound guy
Jenny Kuecks	...	Rebecca
Paul Herbert	...	Dr. Parson
Becky Franklin	...	Maxine (as Rebecca Franklin)
Trey Agnew	...	Punk King
Kimberly Unger	...	Camille the florist
Jordan Dawe	...	Dan
Roman Nenadic	...	Male Scenester
Debra Ko	...	Screaming Shopper
Liz Raman-Nair	...	Animal Shelter Technician

Directed by
Sook-Yin Lee

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sook-Yin Lee		screenwriter

Produced by
Trish Dolman	....	producer
Kryssta Mills	....	co-producer
Erin Smith	....	line producer
Steven Thibault	....	associate producer
Simone Urdl	....	producer
Jennifer Weiss	....	producer

Original Music by
Buck 65
Sook-Yin Lee
Adam Litovitz

Cinematography by
Bruce Chun

Film Editing by
James Blokland

Casting by
John Buchan
Jason Knight
Susan Shopmaker

Production Design by
Renee Read

Art Direction by
Lori West

Set Decoration by
Gregory Clarke

Costume Design by
Karen Munnis

Makeup Department
Janie MacKay	....	assistant hair stylist
Andrea Manchur	....	makeup department head
Brenda Turner	....	key hair stylist
Francesca von Zimmermann	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Lana Gudlaugson	....	post-production supervisor: Vancouver
Erin Smith	....	production manager
Douglas Wilkinson	....	post-production supervisor: Toronto

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yannick Leray	....	third assistant director
Dave T. Nall	....	second assistant director
Ian Samoil	....	first assistant director
Iris Torres	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Patrick Beattie	....	dresser
Chelsea Brown	....	art assistant
Linda Ganderton	....	on-set dresser
Todd Graham	....	dresser
Matthew Law	....	dresser
Erik More	....	construction coordinator
Deborah Morriss	....	scenic painter
Marc Price	....	assistant property master
Michael Rosser	....	property master
John Tiffen	....	lead dresser (as Jon Tiffin)
Lori West	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Ken Biehl	....	foley recordist
Don Harrison	....	foley artist
Matt Hovland	....	adr mixer
Bradley Kita	....	boom operator (as Brad Kita)
Matt Kunau	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Ian Mackie	....	foley artist
Roderick Matte	....	boom operator
Jim McBride	....	adr recordist
Roger Morris	....	adr mixer
Roger Morris	....	dialogue editor
Miguel Nunes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Miguel Nunes	....	supervising sound editor
Joshua Stevenson	....	sound assistant (as Josh Stevenson)
Greg Stewart	....	re-recording mixer
Trent Stewart	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Graham S. Hollins	....	on-set special effects
Wayne Szybunka	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Doug Campbell	....	visual effects producer: SPIN West VFX
Mila Patriki	....	digital intermediate colourist

Stunts
Lani Gelera	....	stunt double
Chad Sayn	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Akester	....	still photographer
Ben Boyd	....	lamp operator
Fred Boyd	....	gaffer
Bruce Chun	....	camera operator
Stuart Collison	....	best boy
Jordan Ewan	....	camera trainee
Colin Hillis	....	lamp operator
Steve Holland	....	generator operator
Kieran Humphries	....	assistant camera
Egon Koonings	....	best boy grip
Adam McDonald	....	key grip
Gregory Middleton	....	director of photography: second unit
Marc Nolet	....	grip
Chuck Reid	....	lamp operator
Emmanuelle Rousseau	....	second assistant camera
Courtland Sandover-Sly	....	grip
John Spasoff	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Corinne Clark	....	casting: Vancouver
James Forsyth	....	background casting
Randi Glass	....	casting associate
Jennifer Page	....	casting: Vancouver
Jaye Riske	....	casting assistant: Vancouver

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jolyne Maier	....	truck costumer
Alyssa Nasvadi	....	costume set supervisor
Katie Quinn	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Peter Armstrong	....	digital intermediate producer
Adam Azimov	....	first assistant editor
Lee Hughes	....	digital intermediate project manager
Tom Mayclim	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Cam McLauchlin	....	digital intermediate editor
Kirk Moses	....	assistant editor
Duff Smith	....	assistant editor
David Wharnsby	....	consulting editor

Music Department
John Bissell	....	music supervisor
Sarah Ferguson	....	music coordinator
Gord Hillier	....	music editor

Transportation Department
James Hill	....	transportation captain
Paul Parent	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Nora Baterdok	....	stand-in
Andrzej Dec-Williams	....	assistant location manager (as Andrzej Dec)
Catherine Demmers	....	bookkeeper
Jim Dobson	....	publicist
Chaunce Drury	....	production coordinator
Kelsey Evans	....	production assistant
Lauren Grant	....	development manager
Cameron Grierson	....	epk director
Jennica Harper	....	story consultant
Matt Joyce	....	production assistant
Bonnie Judd	....	animal coordinator - head trainer
Kris Kadzielski	....	assistant location manager
Brice Kelly	....	stand-in
Jedrzej Kowalski	....	location manager
Julianne Manchur	....	accounting clerk
Brett McDermid	....	assistant production coordinator
Kait O'Leary	....	assistant to producers
Kathryn Perkins	....	unit publicist
Jaime Peters	....	first assistant accountant
Korey Petrie	....	production assistant
Marguerite Pigott	....	story editor
Craig Stapleton	....	production accountant
Natalie Sutcliffe	....	production assistant
Helga Ungurait	....	script supervisor
Mark Van Ee	....	production assistant
Trish Williams	....	development manager

Production Companies

• Film Farm, The
• Screen Siren Pictures

Special Effects

• SPIN West VFX

Other Companies

• Cast & Crew Entertainment Services  payroll
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Edible Planet Catering  catering (as Edible Planet)
• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Focus Entertainment Insurance Brokers  insurance (as Focus Insurance)
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  closed captioning
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  post-production script
• NovaStar Digital  adr facilities and services
• Post Modern Sound  post-production sound services
• Research House, The  clearances
• Sequence Post  website
• Technicolor Creative Services  adr studio

Runtime:

Canada:88 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:18A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Québec)

Filming Locations:

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Film Farm, The

Quotes:

Eugene Zaslavsky:My mom ended up cheating on my dad. He was heartbroken and she was miserable. That's why she got cancer. If that's love, you can count me out.

Movie Connections:

References "I Love Lucy" (1951)

Learning about sex is weird

I watched this, by accident last night, and thoroughly enjoyed it. When I turned to it, I didn't know anything about it, but quickly realized that it was a Canadian film. There is some weirdness in how Canadians see sex/love, and this film captures that in spades. There is nothing clearly explicit, except for a couple of naked buttocks. However, the scenes of sexual exploration are invariably just slightly off centre and very funny. Does Sammy learn the difference between sex and love?

The acting is excellent, and I enjoyed the quirky characters and pacing of the film. In typical Canadian fashion, the denouement is surprising, but ends hopefully. Sook-yin Lee, with the delightful Cristin Milioti as Sammy Smalls, makes this a gentle film with a crunchy satisfaction to it. A surprising delight.