Ally Was Screaming

Ally Was Screaming
Directed byJeremy Thomas
Written byJeremy Thomas
Produced by
  • Colin Sheldon
  • Robert Cuffley
    (executive producer)
  • Dan Dumouchel
    (co-producer)
Starring
CinematographyDan Dumouchel
Edited by
  • Jeremy Thomas
  • Neshe Delici
Production
company
Perfect Pictures Inc.[1]
Distributed byPacific Northwest Pictures
Release dates
  • 28 September 2014 (2014-09-28) (CIFF)[2]
  • 6 November 2015 (2015-11-06) (Canada)[3]
Running time
88 minutes[4]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Ally was Screaming is a 2014 Canadian dark comedy-thriller film[1][2] written and directed by Jeremy Thomas, as well as his second feature film.[4] The film explores the psychological and moral ramifications of "doing a bad thing in order to achieve a good result".[5] Two men (Charlie Carrick and Giacomo Baessato) grieving for their best friend (Arielle Rombough) discover her winning lottery ticket. The men try to figure out how they can keep it, at first fantasizing, then actually debating, and finally plotting to murder the executrix of Ally's estate, her sister (Camille Sullivan), who otherwise would allow the winnings to go to their dead friend's abusive husband.

Shot in Calgary, where it also had its premiere as the closing gala film at the Calgary International Film Festival,[2] the film features music performed by the Calgary Civic Symphony. It has received favourable reviews from critics.

  1. ^ a b "About". Facebook. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "2014 Galas". www.calgaryfilm.com. Calgary International Film Festival. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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  4. ^ a b Knight, Chris (6 November 2015). "Ally Was Screaming review: Laughs and horror balance on a knife's edge". The National Post. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. ^ Wilner, Norman (15 November 2015). "Home Movies & TV Reviews Ally Was Screaming". Now Toronto. Retrieved 29 January 2019.