LOVE AND MONEY Wraps Production & Announces Cast

The feature film Love and Money, from director and producer David Ray (Grand Unified Theory), has wrapped post in Vancouver and announced their cast.

The film stars:

• founding member of Bard on the Beach, Scott Bellis (Maid),
• film, theatre and voice actor Andrew McNee (Ninjago: Dragons Rising),
• Jennifer Tong (Fakes),
• Jeff Gladstone (Kingsway), founder of the improv group Tightrope
• actor and comedian Ryan Beil (A24’s Eternity), founding member of improv troop Blind Tiger.

Other notable crew include editor Chris Hooper from the band The Grapes of Wrath and the film’s composer John Collins, producer and bass player for Destroyer, Evaporator and The New Pornographers. The film will have a limited theatrical release this spring.

Love and Money

Love and Money, is a wholly improvised dramatic comedy made over twelve months for under $15,000. A daring experiment in authenticity and creative freedom. Shot in chronological order with a cast of Vancouver’s top improvisational actors, the film captures the raw humour and heartbreak of modern relationships with striking immediacy. It was filmed, scored and locked month by month with no re-edits and was completely improvised by the actors who received only one or two words of direction per scene or even who would be appearing in the scenes with them.

“This was easily the most joy I have ever experienced making a film. It returned me to that place where anything was possible. The voyage of discovery – as we really had no idea where it was going – was exhilarating, knowing we could really do anything we wanted,” says Ray. “The cast and crew were so daring. The actors carried so much weight, we literally made up the movie as we shot it. What emerged was as much about conscious intent as it was about diving into the subconscious and letting intuition and instinct take flight. When we started we didn’t know if it was a comedy, horror or musical.”

A Quest

Love and Money follows a washed up, reclusive musician who ventures forth to seek out a missing friend. Along the way, he meets estranged family members, an Interpol agent and a very silly ally who all help him unlock the mystery of his own exile in this strange and surprising film that could only have been created without any idea where it was going. Kind of like life.

David Ray

David Ray is an award-winning Vancouver-based filmmaker, screenwriter, and educator. His work explores the intersections of love, class, and human vulnerability. He wrote and directed Fetching Cody, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

As well as the acclaimed ensemble film Grand Unified Theory, which won the Audience Award at the Whistler Film Festival and Sedona, and was nominated as Best Picture in Beijing. He also wrote and co-produced the documentary A Safer Sex Trade. It is a compassionate look at the human realities behind policy and survival. A longtime collaborator with Vancouver’s creative community.

Ray teaches screenwriting and directing at Capilano University, mentoring the next generation of Canadian storytellers. With Love and Money, Ray returns to his roots — fearless, independent filmmaking that celebrates performance, place, and the unpredictable beauty of real human connection. 

David Ray (Grand Unified Theory) directs and produces Love and Money. Chris Hooper (Shared Journeys), filmmaker, producer, musician is the editor. Hooper is also a founding member of the band The Grapes of Wrath. The film’s composer is musician John Collins (Supernatural) from the bands Destroyer and The New Pornographers. The cast includes Andrew McNee, Scott Bellis, Ryan Beil, Jennifer Tong, Jeff Gladstone and Colleen Wheeler.

SOURCE: penderpr.com