Tin Can (film)

Tin Can
Directed bySeth A. Smith
Written bySeth A. Smith
Darcy Spidle
Produced byNancy Urich
StarringAnna Hopkins
Michael Ironside
CinematographyKevin Fraser
Edited bySeth A. Smith
Music bySeth A. Smith
Production
company
Cut Off Tail
Distributed bylevelFilm
Release date
  • October 8, 2020 (2020-10-08) (Sitges)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Tin Can is a 2020 Canadian science fiction horror film, directed by Seth A. Smith.[1] The film stars Anna Hopkins as Fret, a parasitologist who is working on the cure to a fungal pandemic when she is abducted and imprisoned in a life suspension chamber by mysterious forces.[2]

The cast also includes Simon Mutabazi, Amy Trefry, Michael Ironside, Shelley Thompson and Taylor Olson.

Smith has clarified that the film was shot prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

The film premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in 2020,[1] and had its North American premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival in August 2021.[2] It was also screened at the 2021 FIN Atlantic Film Festival, where it won the awards for Best Score and Best Cinematography in an Atlantic Canadian film.[4] It has been acquired for commercial distribution by levelFilm, with commercial release planned for 2022.[5]

  1. ^ a b Josh Millican, "First Look Clip: Dystopian Dungeon Horror TIN CAN Premiering at Sitges Film Festival". Dread Central, September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Jamie Lang, "LevelFILM Acquires Canadian SciFi Thriller ‘Tin Can,’ Playing in Fantasia’s Camera Lucida Section". Variety, August 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Steve Newton, "VIFF 2021: Seth A. Smith packs a lot of gooey body horror into Tin Can". The Georgia Straight, September 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Mark Robins, "Wildhood scores a quartet of awards at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival". Halifax Presents, September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Alex Hudson, "Dog Day's Seth A. Smith Secures Canadian Distribution for New Film 'Tin Can'". Exclaim!, August 20, 2021.