✨Official Poster Reveal✨ MODERN WH🌼RE starring Andrea Werhun and directed by yours truly. Available on digital May 1. Andrea & I will tour theatres across Canada with the film this spring! 🌱
She’s pulling back the curtain. Modern Wh🌼re is a hybrid documentary that reimagines popular depictions of s*x work through the lived experiences of writer, performer, and s*x worker Andrea Werhun @weenerwoman
Poster Design: Champ and Pepper @champandpepper
Photography & Dancer Illustration: Nicole Bazuin @nicobazuin
Skyline Illustration: Dylan Glynn @dylanglynn.mov
Logo Design: Laura Rojas @laurrojas
Photography Assistant: Steven McDonnell @steven_mcdonn
Hair & Makeup: AJ Lauren @itsajlauren
Special Thanks: David Loewen @svensayshey , Martha Loewen @loewen_martha , Cameron Lee @courtneylovecox , Adam Crosby @the_cr0z
All in a night’s work… 💕
From Executive Producer Sean Baker and director Nicole Bazuin, MODERN WH🌼RE brings to life the memoir by Andrea Werhun. A story that is bold, funny, and unapologetically real.
🎬 Watch the official trailer now.
On Digital & On Demand May 1
Congratulations to Nicole Bazuin on her CSA nomination for Best Editing! Nicole is the director, co-writer, producer, and editor of Modern Wh🌼re. A hybrid doc feature, Nicole’s edit weaves interviews, re-enactments, animations, and graphics to create a multifaceted and immersive portrait. Go Nicole!
Stay tuned for an in-person roadshow of screenings across Canada featuring Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin.
✨AOTEAROA PREMIERE✨
Modern Wh🌼re x DocEdge
Join Andrea Werhun in Auckland, New Zealand June 26 & July 6 for what the festival calls, “funny, raw, and unapologetically real.” The film also screens July 25 in Wellington.
Can’t wait to share the film with audiences in Aotearoa. Kia Ora 🍿✨
Thank you to everyone who came out to the sold out screening of Modern Wh🌼re in Toronto last night at the TIFF Lightbox.
The energy in the room was incredible and we’ll never get over experiencing the film with packed audiences who laugh loudly, feel deeply and ask the most insightful questions. 🩷
There are more chances to see Modern Wh🌼re on the big screen in May.
✨TIFF Lightbox May 16 & 21 @tiff_net
✨Westdale Theatre in Hamilton May 19 with Nicole Bazuin & Andrea Werhun @westdalecinema
✨Hot Docs Cinema May 22 with Nicole Bazuin & Andrea Werhun @hotdocs_
✨Hot Docs Cinema May 30 with Nicole Bazuin, Andrea Werhun & Lauren Grant
✨Inside Out Film Festival Modern Wh🌼re Case Study May 27 with Nicole Bazuin, Andrea Werhun, Lauren Grant & Casting Director Jesse Griffiths @insideoutfestival@jessegriffithscasting
Thank you to the @tiff_net team, @quiverdistribution , and @ontariocreates for supporting our traveling road show and Toronto theatrical launch!
✨EUROPEAN PREMIERE✨
Modern Wh🌼re x FilmFest Emden-Norderney
We’re thrilled to announce that Nicole Bazuin & Andrea Werhun will be in attendance June 6 and 7 for the European Premiere of Modern Wh🌼re in Emden, Germany. The film is nominated for both the DGB Film Award and the Wolfgang Petersen-Filmpreis.
We’re so excited to share the film in Germany and beyond! ✨
If you haven’t seen Modern Whore, where have you been? 👀
One of the most exciting and dynamic documentaries of the year will be unraveled through this conversation with the creative team behind the film.
Longtime collaborators Director Nicole Bazuin and subject and co-writer Andrea Werhun will be joined by producer Lauren Grant and casting director Jesse Griffiths in this #InsideOut26 session, where we’ll unravel the process of adapting a book for the screening, developing and producing a documentary in Canada, and using comedy as a device to tackle complex, and often stigmatized subjects.
Panelists:
@nicobazuin , Director and Editor, Modern Whore
@weenerwoman , Writer and Subject, Modern Whore
@laurengrantwrites Producer and Founder of @cliquepictures
Jesse Griffiths, Founder of @jessegriffithscasting@_stephaniehooker_ , Filmmaker and Co-Founder of @hometeamfilms (Moderator)
📍May 27, 2:15PM at TIFF Lightbox Cinema 2
Modern Wh🌼re comes to Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema May 22 & 30!
🌼 May 22 Post screening Q&A with Andrea Werhun, Nicole Bazuin moderated by Diney CEO, Stripper News @dineydoeslife
🌼 May 30 Post screening Q&A with Andrea Werhun, Nicole Bazuin, Lauren Grant moderated by author Téa Mutonji @teamutonji
🌼 Andrea Werhun’s memoir available for purchase from Another Story Bookshop @anotherstorybookshop
🌼 Community Partner: Trans Pride Toronto @transpridetorontott
🌼 Exclusive merch for sale - totes, shirts, stickers & more ✨
🎟️ Tickets on Sale Now! 🎟️
Guest attendance supported by @ontariocreates
Catch Modern Wh🌼re on the big screen in May.
✨TIFF Lightbox May 14th with Nicole Bazuin & Andrea Werhun SOLD OUT
✨TIFF Lightbox May 16 & 21 @tiff_net
✨Westdale Theatre in Hamilton May 19 with Nicole Bazuin & Andrea Werhun @westdalecinema
✨Hot Docs Cinema May 22 with Nicole Bazuin & Andrea Werhun @hotdocs_
✨Hot Docs Cinema May 30 with Nicole Bazuin, Andrea Werhun & Lauren Grant
✨Inside Out Film Festival Modern Wh🌼re Case Study May 27 with Nicole Bazuin, Andrea Werhun, Lauren Grant & Casting Director Jesse Griffiths @insideoutfestival@jessegriffithscasting
Guest attendance supported by @ontariocreates
Stay tuned for more international film festival news 🍿🎟
“We would like it to be part of a much bigger movement.” ❤️
While here for the #TIFF50 World Premiere of MODERN WHORE, Nicole Bazuin shared her hope that the film signifies a shift in how stories about sex workers are told on screen.
Catch the documentary at TIFF Lightbox starting May 15 - get your ticket at the link in bio.
#documentary #canadiandocumentary #andreawerhun #modernwhore
✨TORONTO✨ Additional Screenings Announced!
Our May 14 date is sold out! We’re happy to share that TWO additional TIFF Lightbox screenings of Modern Wh🌼re are on sale now:
May 16 @ 7 pm
May 21 @ 7 pm
Enjoy the movie! 🤩🍿✨
Modern Wh🌼re comes to Hamilton at the Westdale Theatre May 19!
🌼 Post screening conversation with Nicole Bazuin, Andrea Werhun and SJ Raphael
🌼 Andrea Werhun’s memoir available for purchase from King West Books @kingwestbooks
🌼 Exclusive merch for sale
🎟️ Tickets on Sale Now! 🎟️
Guest attendance supported by @ontariocreates
