When an introverted cartoonist’s girlfriend wants to redefine their relationship, he begins sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process.
St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival Presents
Paying For It
Content warning: sexual content, nudity
Director: Sook-Yin Lee
Writers: Sook-Yin Lee, Joanne Sarazen
Producers: Matt Code, Sonya Di Rienzo, Aeschylus Poulos
85 mins
Canada
English
Opening short: I Need to Get This Off My Chest
Enjoy the world premiere of I Need to Get This Off My Chest, made by our 2023 Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award winner, Elizabeth Hicks. 12-year-old Grace is a criminal. After shoplifting lingerie from a discount department store, she goes to great lengths to cover up the crime.
Director/Writer: Elizabeth Hicks
Producer: Jamie Miller
9 mins
Canada (NL)
English
Please visit https://www.womensfilmfestival.com/ for more information and our full festival lineup.
We offer a 15% discount off single tickets for BIPOC patrons, students, seniors, underwaged and patrons with disabilities.
Other Partner Festival Events
SJIWFF35 Wednesday Evening Shorts
Wednesday, Oct 23 – 7:00PM
SJIWFF35 Wednesday Late Shorts
Wednesday, Oct 23 – 9:30PM
SJIWFF35 Thursday Evening Shorts
Thursday, Oct 24 – 7:00PM
SJIWFF35 Thursday Late Feature: Girls Will Be Girls
Thursday, Oct 24 – 9:30PM
SJIWFF35 Friday Evening Feature: Seguridad
Friday, Oct 25 – 7:00PM
SJIWFF35 Friday Late Feature: Shepherds (Bergers)
Friday, Oct 25 – 9:30PM
SJIWFF Saturday Noon Feature: Curl Power
Saturday, Oct 26 – 12:00PM
SJIWFF35 Saturday Afternoon Feature: Wilfred Buck
Saturday, Oct 26 – 2:30PM