Suze (film)

Suze
Film poster
Directed byDane Clark
Linsey Stewart
Written byDane Clark
Linsey Stewart
Produced byMatt Code
Kristy Neville
StarringMichaela Watkins
Charlie Gillespie
Sara Waisglass
Aaron Ashmore
CinematographyJordan Kennington
Edited byHugh Elchuk
Production
company
Wildling Pictures
Distributed byLevelfilm
Release date
  • September 16, 2023 (2023-09-16) (AIFF)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Suze is a 2023 Canadian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart.[1] The film stars Michaela Watkins as Suze, a woman whose feelings of empty nest syndrome after her daughter Brooke (Sara Waisglass) moves away to attend university lead her to become a doting mother figure to Brooke's ex-boyfriend Gage (Charlie Gillespie) even though she never liked him at all when he and Brooke were dating.[2]

The cast also includes Aaron Ashmore, Tricia Black, Rainbow Sun Francks, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, E. Fegan DeCordova, Catherine De Seve, Oscar Hsu, Sorika Wolf, Ordena Stephens, Neha Kohli and Ajahnis Charley in supporting roles.

The film entered production in fall 2022 in Hamilton, Ontario.[2]

The film premiered at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival on September 16, 2023,[3] and was screened at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,[4] and the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival.