Drama,
5:25 minutes,
English,
ON,
2009
Synopsis
Michael is thirty-one years old and he’s never been through a break-up. When his worst fear is realized, Michael is devastated.
But with a little help from a shifty doctor and a new dog, Michael just might be able to pull himself back together...and be better off for it.
Creative team
Writer/director/producer: Ken Simpson
Personal statement
Ken Simpson says:
"My experiences with directing over the last few years has helped me solidify not only what kind of movies I want to make but HOW I want to make them and perhaps even more importantly WHO I want to make them with.
Worked for Me is one of my proudest achievements thus far and visually speaking, it's probably the smoothest and most succinctly realized movies I've made to date. Made on a shoestring budget with only a handful of dedicated friends the film is a great example of the sum being more than the total of it's parts.
On set, the production team consisted of little more than my cinematographer (Alex Dacev) and myself. After collaborating for several years together we're able to work creatively and efficiently with surprisingly little discussion before hand.
The leads, Saffron Cassaday and Isaac Visaretis have both worked with me on several occasions and their talent and dedication made them obvious choices for Jannie and Michael. Frank Longo on the other hand was someone whom I've wanted to work with for some time now and I was over the moon with his portrayal as the shady, self-medicating, personal coach wannabe doctor.
Other long time friends like Lara Amersey, Tareq Dabbour, Russell Challenger, Tomas Street and Katharine Reid were the glue that kept the production together.
Everyone deals with loss as some point in their lives, grief is an essential part of growth, if this film's message of distraction, self development, humour and the belief that “time heals all wounds” resonates with it's audience I'll be very pleased, indeed. Speaking from experience, it worked for me."