Short Films under 40 minutes

To Kill A Secret

Drama

17 mins

Canada

English

Winner

Jury Choice Best Short Film (Engaging Thriller) - Jevon Boreland
Best Director - Jevon Boreland
Best Writer - Jevon Boreland
Best Actor - Mark Taylor
Best Supporting Actor - Emidio Lopes
Best Cinematography - Anthony Hunos
Best Editing - Maria Teresa Rossi
Best Music - Lora Bidner

Trailer

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Synopsis

A character-driven and thought-provoking short, this drama/thriller is sure to leave audiences on the edge of their seats.

“What’s done in the dark will come to light.” After refusing to go out for his own bachelor party, Steven decides to spend the night at home to prepare for his wedding. Not taking no for an answer, his three friends – Blair, Josh and Trey – set up a plan to get him out of the house. When things take a sudden turn, the friends become divided on what to do next. Tension starts to brew as friendship and loyalty get put to the test.

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Title:

To Kill A Secret

Original Title:

To Kill A Secret

Production Year:

2019

Director:

Casts:

Mark Taylor – “Blair” (Flash Point, Memories of Christmas)

Emidio Lopes – “Trey” (Pressure Play, Heart Strings)

Glenn Cashin – “Josh”

Jamal Pink – “Steven”

Melissa Cultraro

Producer:

Jacob Rocha

Writer:

Jevon Boreland

Editor:

Maria Teresa Rossi

Dir. of Photography:

Anthony Hunos

Music:

Lora Bidner

Director's Interview

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Festival:

2020

Category:

Short Films under 40 minutes

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

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Jevon Boreland

evon Boreland is a Canadian Director/Screenwriter/Producer residing in Toronto, Canada, who loves to push the envelope with every film he works on. First introduced to the world of film at the age of 7, Jevon credits watching Wes Craven’s “Scream” as the film that led him down his path as a creative storyteller.

Jevon studied Business Administrative Marketing at Sheridan College while recording and performing his own music, having opened for acts such as Bow Wow and Girlicious to name a few. He then took his love for film and applied it to producing and directing some of his own music videos that would serve as short films. Jevon’s “can’t stop, won’t stop” attitude drove him to graduate from the Film and Television program at Humber College in Toronto where he studied and built on his passion for filmmaking. Always thriving to be the best he can be, Jevon continues to gain the most experience possible from working on small independent projects to popular big budget television series.

Jevon is the recipient of the 2019 Meridian Artists Award for scriptwriting but his recognitions do not stop there. Since his directorial documentary Stripped released in 2018, Jevon has garnered 13 official selections, 5 nominations and 4 awards, 2 of which are for Best Director. Jevon has also received the Award of Excellence from Canada Shorts Film Festival, an official selection at the Top Indie Film Awards for his 2017 film Freedom Roulette, and the Remi Award for the 2018 fantasy short Dawn that he produced and starred in as the voice of ‘Milo’.

Now the co-founder of Dark Wolf Pictures, his passion for high emotion, story, and character driven films influence his filmmaking. Jevon’s latest directorial film is a short drama titled To Kill A Secret (2019) starring Mark Taylor. He is constantly writing innovative narrative material and has numerous projects ready to put forth, one being a feature length action/drama he plans to direct titled CREAM.

Director Statement

“Making this film has been a dream come true. It was something I have been working towards since 2016. Working with this team again after Stripped (2018) was exciting. I do not plan to stop here. I plan to expand the story into a feature. I really want to dive into the nature of these characters. The concept of To Kill A Secret is something I’ve always wanted to explore. I wanted to write something where I could put parts of myself in multiple characters.

In the film, the relationships between life-long friends are tested when they are stuck in a dire situation that seems almost impossible to get out of. As a director, I think it is important that we tell stories we feel most connected to and continue to make innovative, unique content for our movie going audience.”