Paying for It (film)

Paying for It
Directed bySook-Yin Lee
Written bySook-Yin Lee
Joanne Sarazen
Based onPaying for It by Chester Brown
Produced byMatt Code
Sonya Di Rienzo
Aeschylus Poulos
StarringDan Beirne
Emily Lê
Andrea Werhun
CinematographyGayle Ye
Edited byAnna Catley
Music bySook-Yin Lee
Dylan Gamble
Production
companies
Wildling Pictures
Hawkeye Pictures
Distributed byLoco Films
Release date
  • September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06) (TIFF)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Paying for It is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sook-Yin Lee and released in 2024.[1] It is an adaptation of Chester Brown's graphic novel Paying for It, about his decision to start frequenting sex workers after the breakup of his real-life relationship with Lee.

The film stars Dan Beirne as Brown and Emily Lê as Sonny, as well as Andrea Werhun, Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato, Stephen Kalyn, Chris Sandiford, Kris Siddiqi, Scott Thompson, Sera-Lys McArthur and Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll in supporting roles.