Soft (film) explained

Soft
Director:Joseph Amenta
Producer:Alexandra Roberts
Danny Sedore
Starring:Matteus Lunot
Harlow Joy
Zion Matheson
Music:Casey MQ
Skyshaker
Cinematography:Liam Higgins
Editing:Alexander Farah
Studio:Push Pictures
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English
Tagalog

Soft is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Joseph Amenta.[1] Amenta's feature debut, the film centres on three young queer friends in Toronto who are revelling in the freedom of their summer break from school, until a missing persons investigation draws them back into reality.[2]

The cast includes Matteus Lunot, Harlow Joy, Zion Matheson, Miyoko Anderson, Krista Morin, Trevor Hayes, David Lafontaine, Matt Willis, Joy Castro, Sochi Fried, Jordan Shore, Peter Bou-Ghannam, River Price-Maenpaa and Jay Yoo.

The film's title was originally announced as Pussy, but was changed to Soft in advance of the premiere.[3] It premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.screendaily.com/features/six-upcoming-films-from-canadian-filmmakers-on-the-festival-circuit/5170675.article "Six upcoming films from Canadian filmmakers on the festival circuit"
  2. Andrew Parker, "Soft Review: Tough, but Fair". TheGATE.ca, April 6, 2023.
  3. Pat Mullen, "Four queer Canadian directors talk bringing grit and glitter to TIFF 2022" . Xtra!, September 2, 2022.
  4. Jeremy Kay, "Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic leads TIFF Midnight Madness; Discovery, Wavelength sections also unveiled" . Screen Daily, August 4, 2022.