"The opening night selection for TIFF's Discovery program is the directorial debut from NYC comedian John Early, wherein he stars as Maddie Ralph, a dishwasher working at a trendy food content company who struggles with bulimia. Despite broadcasting a perfect facade on social media, Maddie is incapable of confiding in anyone-not her adoring husband (Eric Rahill) or lesbian best friend (Early's frequent collaborator Kate Berlant)- about her self-destructive compulsion, which is exacerbated by workplace demands and interpersonal obligations."
""The world's first Deaf thriller" is the tagline for UK director Ted Evan's debut picture, Retreat, about a Deaf woman journeying to an isolated retreat for Deaf people and who finds there psychologically coercive practices. The festival's catalog description suggests comparisons to films such as Marcy Mary May Marlene and Safe, and while there have been thrillers with deaf/Deaf characters, such as Hush and A Quiet Place,"
Toronto International Film Festival opens with awards-season heavy-hitters like Hamnet, The Smashing Machine, Sentimental Value, and Train Dreams screening for North American audiences. The preview highlights thirteen films that include both newer titles and earlier-year sleepers. The Discovery opening night selection is John Early's directorial debut, in which Early plays Maddie Ralph, a dishwasher at a trendy food content company who struggles with bulimia while projecting a perfect social media persona. Maddie cannot confide in her adoring husband (Eric Rahill) or her lesbian best friend (Kate Berlant), and workplace pressures worsen her compulsion. Retreat, labeled "the world's first Deaf thriller," follows a Deaf woman who encounters psychologically coercive practices at an isolated Deaf retreat and is notable for being helmed by a Deaf director using British Sign Language.
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