"The Singers" is a genre-bending film adaptation of a 19th-century short story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full of downtrodden men connect unexpectedly through an impromptu sing-off. The film explores the complexities of masculinity and the power of vulnerability through art.
This is about Adam (45) owns a kennel. He is a profoundly good and generous, almost naive, man who struggles with depression and eco-anxiety. Via the technical support number for a light therapy lamp he recently purchased, he meets Tina (45), a settled, incredibly sweet mother from northern Ontario. They talk for many hours on the phone. When they meet, everything is turned ups...
The indie centers on a South Asian family in Toronto and the suburb of Scarborough. Ash is caught between two worlds he must constantly traverse, one that of an aspiring writer in Toronto and that of his family in the immigrant-rich suburb of Scarborough. The ensemble cast includes Bernard White in the role of Vijay, Ash’s father who wants to reconnect with his estranged son, a...