SUZE
When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heart-broken ex-boyfriend, who she can't stand.
“Charlie Gillespie is a revelation in Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark’s warm empty-nester dramedy, which shares the spirit of a great Nicole Holofcener indie.”
“Suze is bittersweet, funny and sometimes sad but always heartfelt and honest, everything we hope for from an indie.”
“What makes this film a rare gem, and worthy of Watkins’s talents, is that it’s consistently funny, doesn’t reduce its leads to stereotypes or tropes and casts Suze as a woman we would actually want to hang out with rather than pity for going through a tough life stage.”
“The directing and screenwriting team of Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart created a perfect vehicle for stage and screen actress and improv comic Michaela Watkins... as touching as it is genuinely funny.”
AWARDS
JURY PRIZE - BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL - 2024
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE FILM - ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL - 2024
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR SCREENWRITING - ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL - 2024
CANADIAN NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARD WINNER - CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - 2023
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD - BEST CANADIAN FICTION FILM - AVAILABLE LIGHT FILM FESTIVAL - 2024
CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINATION - PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - CHARLIE GILLESPIE - 2024
WRITERS GUILD OF CANADA NOMINATION - FEATURE FILM SCREENPLAY - 2024