Tito is a 2019 Canadian drama film written and directed by Grace Glowicki. Glowicki plays Tito, a man terrified of the outside world and hunted by sexual predators. The refuge he finds in an abandoned house is disturbed by the arrival of John (Ben Petrie), a cheerful and protective neighbor.

Tito
Film poster
Directed byGrace Glowicki
Written byGrace Glowicki
Produced byGrace Glowicki
Miriam Levin-Gold
Ben Petrie
StarringGrace Glowicki
Ben Petrie
CinematographyChristopher Lew
Edited byBrendan Mills
Music byCasey Manierka-Quaile
Production
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Featured Creatures
Hawkeye Pictures
Release date
  • March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13) (SXSW)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival,[1] where it won the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award.[2] It also won the first Audacity Award at the 2019 Oldenburg International Film Festival.[3]

The film was shortlisted for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[4]

Critical response

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The New Yorker's Richard Brody called it "the most remarkable feature that I saw at the Maryland festival."[5]

Production

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On August 16, 2018 a post-production Kickstarter campaign was launched with a fundraising target of $18,000. Funding closed with $23,027 pledged by 121 backers.[6]

References

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  1. ^ McNary, Dave (March 12, 2019). "SXSW Awards: 'Alice,' 'For Sama' Win Top Prizes". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 13, 2019). "SXSW: 'Alice', 'For Sama' Among Feature Film Grand Jury Award Winners". Deadline. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Roxborough, Scott (September 9, 2019). "'In Full Bloom' Wins Oldenburg Independence Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Brody, Richard (May 13, 2019). "'Highlights from the 2019 Maryland Film Festival". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Tito Feature Film – Kickstarter
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