96 minutes – Drama
Language: English
Release date: November 7, 2014 (Toronto, Ontario)
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Liney (Tommie-Amber Pirie) is struggling to get her life moving without a roadmap. After a summer spent tree planting, she and her boyfriend Dan are prepared to move on to a winter spent on a fishing boat in Alaska. But after losing all their money in a shady fashion, their life of adventure needs funding. Liney turns to her family for help, but as locked doors from her past begin to reopen, she spirals back into the world of her estranged mother, distant father and an older brother that balances the line between judgment and concern. As she finds herself on the receiving end of a world’s worth of unsolicited advice, Liney shows that you can never wholly exorcise yourself from your family, no matter how hard you try.
Don’t Get Killed in Alaska is the first full-length feature from Toronto-based filmmaker Bill Taylor. It first screened at the 2013 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.
Andrew Nichols
Laura Perlmutter
Daniel Bekerman
Lesley Krueger
Lesley Krueger
Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor
Ben Lichty
Michelle Szemberg
Ohad Benchetrit
Justin Small
Danielle Sahota
Danielle Sahota
Tommie-Amber Pirie
Rosemary Dunsmore
Ben Lewis
Oliver Dennis
John Nelles
Gianpaolo Venua
Liney
Jan
Dan
Lorne
Evan
Rob
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