Now in post-production! ✂️ A comedic documentary uncovering the eccentric lives and performances of British Columbia’s top tribute artists and celebrity impersonators.
Starring the wonderful & talented 🎤 Michelle Reid/Totally Twain, Darren Lee/Elvis, Bonnie Kilroe/multi-impersonator, and Bobby Bruce/Nearly Neil.
While shooting The Sincerest Form of Flattery, we were granted intimate access to the homes, families, and memories of our subjects. They fed us homecooked meals, drove us to and from ferry terminals, and welcomed us with open arms. We can’t wait to share this window into the lives of these frankly beautiful and delightful people.
Produced by Emma Eng @emmaeng44
Directed by Brennen Little @brennlittle
Cinematography by Elis Fowler @elisfowler
Edited by Anna Shannon @annachiyeko
Black & Blue’s going to @whisfilmfest this Thursday, Nov. 30! Had an OUTRAGEOUS amount of fun making this, thanked you a million times and thank you a million more everyone who lent their talent and time. wooo! 🖤💙
10 years today since we lost you dad. Whew! Not real! My primary learning in this decade has been that grief is all the obvious things (sad, bad, paralyzing etc.) but most of all it’s just strange. Your priorities reshuffle in an incomprehensible way. You kinda forget how to talk to people and be normal for a while. He died at around 9pm, and after the paramedics had left and taken him and we were alone in the house again, we all just stood around. Do we go to bed now? Sleep? Is that allowed? I would usually watch an episode of Doctor Who before falling asleep. Can I do that tonight? Is that legal? If I open up 123movies right now will I be killed by god? I remember I Googled “what to do when your dad dies” and all the articles were talking about processing and healing in the months and years after a death. And I thought, “No, I mean what do I do after an hour. After an hour and a half. What do I do tomorrow morning.” My best advice (not saying much) is do not let yourself spiral into guilt. Guilt is corrosive and will eat you alive. Worst of all, it’s just an enormous waste of time. My dad was almost militantly practical. I know now what he would say about that period of my life. “Stop wallowing and stand up! Who is this helping? What’s the point?”
I love you dad and I think about you all the time. Whenever I get a crazy deal at a garage sale or on fb marketplace I wish you were here to guess, “$20? $10!?!? You got it for $5???!! That’s my girl.” I’ll miss you always.
village (+nafpaktos & corinth) dump! my mum’s side’s family village up a million hairpin turns. in its busiest weeks there are like 25 ppl max living there. everybody makes fun of my kindergarten greek. working up the courage to ask mum to take a beach pic of me or might just bite the bullet and self timer it. you’ll see it when I get it. missing everyone!
