or A FILM ABOUT HOW MUCH I HATE MYSELF
2011 • Canada • 81 mins
A film by Kris Elgstrand & Dylan Akio Smith
Principal Cast: Tygh Runyan, Brad Dryborough, Ben Cotton, Matty Finochio
Opens Feb 24, 2012 - The Royal, Toronto
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Following a near-death experience, Karl comes to believe that Paul is his doppelganger. When Karl finally reveals himself to Paul, a unique and troubled relationship begins to form, a relationship that is severely tested when Karl grants Paul the privilege of reading his 20, 000 page manuscript, A Book About How Much I Hate Myself.
When Karl’s book is published 17 months later in a vastly edited version credited to two other author/doppelgangers, Karl and Paul hit the road to confront the plagiarists but end up confronting themselves instead.
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UPCOMING SCREENINGS
The Royal, Toronto - Premiere - Facebook Event Invite
Open Friday, 24 February, 2012
2012-02-24 7:00 PM
2012-02-25 7:00 PM
2012-02-26 4:30 PM
2012-02-27 7:00 PM
2012-02-28 7:00 PM
City Cinema, Charlottetown (Blu Ray)
Friday, 23 - 27 March, 2012
Mayfair Theatre, Downtown
March 30, 31, April 4 and 5, 2012
PREVIOUS SCREENINGS
Available Light Film Festival
Monday, 6 - 12 February, 2012
REVIEWS
PODCAST: Interview with DYLAN AKIO SMITH on his film DOPPELGANGER PAUL - pressplus1.com
"A dark and slyly funny comedy riffing on identity and the insatiable hunger for connection, Doppelganger Paul delights in the same sort of meta-comedy that we've come to expect from Charlie Kaufman" - Twitchfilm
"Doppelganger's jittery, strung-out poking of contemporary issues of identity and authorship proves consistently engrossing" - John Semley, Torontoist (4 Stars)
"For our money, the most original Canadian movie at TIFF this year is the extremely odd and dryly funny Dopelgänger Paul" - Jim Slotek, Toronto Sun
"the performances in the film go for understated while the tone goes for unassuming, but it all works to create an engaging, and original, cinematic adventure." - Mark Bell, Film Threat
"Doppelganger Paul is a very funny film that asks some poignant questions about the value of a relationship if it’s built on a creepy level of deceit and, oddly enough, the ethics of authorship that rings true in the era of SOPA and digital theft." - Lucas McNelly, Filmmaker Magazine
"The tone set by co-directors Dylan Akio Smith and Kris Elgstrand is wacky, but the film's depiction of the complications of male friendship is right on the money" - Peter Howell, Toronto Star
"An oddly Charlie Kaufman-esque brain-twist of a film from a promising pair of young B.C. feature filmmakers, this is one of the most original pieces of writing on offer from Canadian filmmakers this year." - Jim Slotek, Toronto Sun