| Closet Monster | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Dunn |
| Written by | Stephen Dunn |
| Produced by | Kevin Krikst Fraser Ash Edward J. Martin |
| Starring | Connor Jessup Aaron Abrams Joanne Kelly Aliocha Schneider Jack Fulton Sofia Banzhaf Mary Walsh Isabella Rossellini |
| Cinematography | Bobby Shore |
| Edited by | Bryan Atkinson |
| Music by | Maya Postepski Todor Kobakov |
Production companies | Rhombus Media Best Boy Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Elevation Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $42,166 (Domestic only)[1] |
Closet Monster is a 2015 Canadian drama film written and directed by Stephen Dunn. It stars Connor Jessup as a closeted gay teenager, using elements of the body horror genre as a metaphor for internalized homophobia.[2]
It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature.[3] The film went into general theatrical release across Canada in July 2016.[4]
- ^ "Closet Monster (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
- ^ Kyle Turner, "Trapped in the Closet: “Closet Monster” and Queer Body Horror". Movie Mezzanine, September 21, 2016.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (May 12, 2015). "Cannes: 'Closet Monster' and 'P.O.V.' Make Market Debuts at Fortissimo". Variety.
- ^ Eaton, Jeremy (July 22, 2016). "Closet Monster, a home-grown award-winning film, debuts in St. John's". CBC.