Stratford Festival Film Connections Premiere on Paramount+ Canada Dec. 13

ogize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Stratford Festival connections in film making Paramount+ Canada premiere Dec. 13 Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentAfter a limited release in theatres in Toronto and Vancouver last month, All the Lost Ones – a sci-fi thriller about a civil war sparked by government-imposed measures due to climate change – makes its Paramount+ Canada premiere on Dec. 13.

“It feels great and it’s exciting,” said David Phillips, one of the film’s producers and a Stratford Festival actor from 2002 to 2004. “There are a lot of people who worked super hard on this, and it’s nice to see the fruits of their labor be rewarded.”

Phillips called All the Lost Ones a “near-futuristic horror story” with themes of sacrifice, standing up for what they believe in, and love.

Vinessa Antoine, Devon Sawa, and Steven Ogg star in the movie, which won Best Film at the Forest City Film Festival and earned accolades at the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival. Phillips joined the project because of his relationships with some of the cast and crew, including Stratford alumna Sheila McCarthy.

“Sheila is fantastic, and I think All the Lost Ones is a great role for her,” he said. “She’s usually seen in a different way. She’s a tough woman in this movie who has seen a lot and has a gun, and it’s a much more violent role.”

McCarthy, who was the lead in 2002’s Scarlet Pimpernel, and Phillips reconnected on set, reminiscing about their time at the Stratford Festival.

“Having watched her for over 100 shows and seeing her career, I know what she’s going to bring to the table,” Phillips said. “It comes with a different bar. These people will show up and do a great job. It’s about tweaking instead of someone coming on set and trying to get them to have a good performance. With Sheila, we didn’t have to tweak much.”

Mackenzie Donaldson, McCarthy’s daughter, directed All the Lost Ones, adding a personal element to the production.

“I had so much respect for them, and they were such talents,” Phillips said. “That their daughter was directing her first feature, and Sheila was in it, I was super excited.”

A deal has been signed to get All the Lost Ones into U.S. theaters and potentially onto an American streaming service in the near future, Phillips said.

“We’re at a point where we’re waiting with bated breath as to what happens next.”