Cutaway

Synopsis

Cutaway portrays a phase in the life of a single young man as he works as a labourer, pursues relationships with women, and comes to terms with a life changing event. Told through close details of hands and objects, this film intimately portrays uncertainty and loss.

Director Biography

Born in 1985 in Toronto, Kazik Radwanski studied filmmaking at Ryerson University and co-founded the production company MDFF. His short films screened at the Berlinale Shorts Competition for three consecutive years. In 2012 Radwanski directed his first feature film Tower which had its world premiere at the 65th Locarno International Film Festival. The film was called “one of the year’s most jarring and accomplished debuts” by Mark Peranson editor of Cinema Scope Magazine and went on to screen at many festivals including The Toronto International Film Festival, The Viennale, and New Directors/ New Films presented by MoMA.