Sook Yin Lee's Year of the Carnivore in Production

According to Sook Yin Lee's Myspace Blog production on her feature film directorial debut started yesterday. Year of the Carnivore is shooting in Maple Ridge, B.C.

"I'm learning a lot. Normally I make little movies with my friends in our houses, but this is a much larger undertaking, we even have a transportation unit and a preproduction facility with a parking lot attendant who operates a gate!

I can't yet reveal who the actors are until all the leads are confirmed, but I must say, this cast rocks. My crew is top notch too. After years of writing this story, I can't believe it's actually becoming a reality. I'm excited and I'm scared. It's one of the biggest undertakings of my life. I was talking to my best friend Jooj the other night, when he gave me this simple advice: make something beautiful."

While Sook-Yin may be uncomfortable revealing details some are available at the website of Screen Siren Pictures

Year of the Carnivore is a bittersweet comedy, a coming-of-age story 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".

More info is available at http://www.screensiren.ca/in-development/year-of-the-carnivore/

Definitely Not Just a Radio Host

You may already know all of this but Sook-Yin Lee would appear to be one of the most naturally creative people at the CBC. In addition to being a Radio Host and Olympic Blogger and singer/songwriter and writer/storyteller and actress she is also a film director.

Toronto Stores to which she contributed a chapter premieres at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (Public 1 AMC 6 Tues Sept 9 6:00pm Public 2 AMC 2 Thur Sept 11 3:30pm). She has also written and is about to direct her first feature film.

"It's called, YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE. It's a comedy drama, a-coming-of-age-learning-to-love-and-screwing-up-royally-story. The plan is I'm shooting it in Vancouver this fall. It's really exciting for me, but I have to admit, making movies is tough stuff. I'm like a fireman. Everyday there's a new blaze to extinguish. But darn it all, I'm gonna do it. Please check back here for updates. "

Pee Wee Herman, Rocky Horror Style

Ever seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show? Sure you have. Ever seen it done by members of Broken Social Scene, Apostle of Hustle, The Hidden Cameras, Kids on TV, Republic of Safety, the Old Soul, the Phonemes, and reportely a guest appearance by Sook Yin Lee? I doubt it. Now scratch Rocky Horror and change it to Pee Wee's Big Adventure and you have what promises to be one of the Toronto events of the year.

The Cast (see below) will reenact the movie as it appears on the screen. All of this as a fundraiser for the Toronto Cyclists Union and will appear for two shows only at the Bloor Cinema, Thursday May 29, at 7 PM and again at 9:30 PM.

Tickets are on sale at

Downtown:
Grassroots Bloor, 408 Bloor St West
Grassroots Danforth,372 Danforth Ave
Soundscapes, 572 College St
Toronto Women's Bookstore, 73 Harbord St
Bloor Cinema box office (as of Monday May 12th)

Etobicoke:
Chain Reaction, 4231 Dundas St W
Bicycle Depot, 835 Albion Road
Daial Cycles, 555 Burnhamthorpe Rd W, Unit 107

The Full Cast for the Evening Includes

Lex Vaugh as Pee Wee Herman
Gentleman Reg as Francis
Joel Gibb as 'the hobo'
Maggie MacDonald as Tina

and

Adrian Heaps (Toronto City Council)
Andrew Whiteman (Apostle of Hustle)
Ariel Garten
Jedediah Smith (Bad Dog Theatre)
Jo-Ann Goldsmith (The Old Soul)
John Caffery (Kids on TV)
John Power (Brutal Knights)
Justin Stayshyn
Keith Cole (Keith Cole)
Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene)
Lisa Smolkin
Magali Meagher (phonemes)
Margaret Hastings-James
Matt Blackett (Spacing Magazine)
Mike EB
Misha Glouberman
Rose Bianchini
Sook Yin Lee (Definitely not the Opera)
Yvonne Bambrick (Toronto Cyclists Union)

More info is available here and here and here and, of course there is a Facebook Event Page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24642939648.

See you there! (If you're at the 7 pm show that is)

Be in Sook-Yin's Movie

Re-Posted in it's entirity: Please pass the word, about 50 more people are needed

BE IN MY MOVIE, SEE AN AMAZING MYSTERY BAND, maybe snuggle.

Dearhearts,

Sook-Yin Lee here. For my latest art project, I’m making a low-budget Canadian indie movie! Woohoo! My film within a film is called THE BRAZILIAN and it’s a strange and very awkward love story. What I need is an audience for a concert scene filming at the Silver Dollar Room in Toronto, next Thursday Oct. 25 from 7PM till 8:30PM. You can arrive ten minutes early if you feel like it, but whatever you do, DON’T ARRIVE LATE!!! (Cause the set might be locked up.)

It’s going to be fun, plus you’ll get to see an amazing mystery band perform. Come by yourself, or you can also bring your sweetheart, or at least someone you wouldn’t mind slow dancing with. People into public displays of affection are welcome! (Don’t worry, this isn’t “Shortbus 2”.) People opposed to public displays of affection are also welcome! Everyone’s welcome!

Please forward this email to anyone you think would be interested in taking part in a weird and wonderful hour and a half art experience. So again, here’s the info:

Be part of the audience in my movie and come to:

THE SILVER DOLLAR ROOM: 486 Spadina Avenue (at College), TORONTO, Ontario, Canada.
Thursday October, 25th
7PM-8:30 PM (no late arrivals!)

Please RSVP
jacquie_rushlow@yahoo.ca

Merci.

I am forever indebted to you.

xo