Sleeping Giant
Teenager Adam (Martin) is spending a lonely summer vacation with his parents on rugged Lake Superior, near Thunder Bay. His routine is shattered when he befriends Riley (Moffett) and Nate (Serino), smart aleck local boys who pass the time with reckless, potentially dangerous fun.
A shocking revelation sets in motion a series of events that tests the bonds of friendship and changes the boys forever. With gorgeous location photography and unerring authenticity, Sleeping Giant highlights that critical moment in adolescence when everything seems possible and every dare is an opportunity to test one’s limitations, regardless of the consequences.
Nick Serino won a Canadian Screen Award for his supporting role.
A shocking revelation sets in motion a series of events that tests the bonds of friendship and changes the boys forever. With gorgeous location photography and unerring authenticity, Sleeping Giant highlights that critical moment in adolescence when everything seems possible and every dare is an opportunity to test one’s limitations, regardless of the consequences.
Nick Serino won a Canadian Screen Award for his supporting role.
Director
Andrew Cividino
Cividino is an award-winning director and producer. He directed several shorts such as Norbert and Yellow Fish, and produced and directed the mini-series Essex County, and the feature Sleeping Giant, which premiered in the Critics’ Week section of the Cannes Film Festival, and won Best Canadian First Feature at TIFF. He has also directed episodes of Schitt’s Creek, for which he won a Primetime Emmy, and produced the features White Lie and Infinity Pool.
Writers
Aaron Yeger, Blain Watters, Andrew Cividino
Cast
Nick Serino, Reece Moffett, Jackson Martin
Producers
Aaron Yeger, James Vandewater, Marc Swenker, Karen Harnisch, Andrew Cividino
Genres
Action/Adventure, Drama
Interest
LGBTQ2S+
Original Language
English