SJIWFF35 Closing Night Gala: Paying For It

St. John's International Women's Film Festival Presents

Paying For It

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.

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

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