Hello Destroyer

Hello Destroyer
Film poster
Directed byKevan Funk
Written byKevan Funk
Produced by
  • Daniel Domachowski
  • Haydn Wazelle[1]
StarringJared Abrahamson
CinematographyBenjamin Loeb
Edited byAjla Odobašić
Music byEdo Van Breemen
Production
companies
  • Tabula Dada
  • Type One
Distributed byTabula Dada
Release date
  • 10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Hello Destroyer is a 2016 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kevan Funk.[2] It had its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

The film stars Jared Abrahamson as an enforcer on a hockey team who faces difficult consequences when a hit on an opposing player during a game turns more violent than intended.[4] It was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture.

  1. ^ "Hello Destroyer [programme note]". Vancouver International Film Festival. 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Hello Destroyer (Kevan Funk, Canada) — Discovery". Cinema Scope. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ^ "POLITICS AND BOLD STORYTELLING HEADLINE CANADIAN LINEUP AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ "VICE Sports Q&A: We Talked to the Director of 'Hello Destroyer'—a Film That Critiques Canada's National Pastime". Vice Sports. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.