18 May 2012

We All Fall Down

Role: Kris
Release: 2000
Director: Martin Cummins
Cast: Helen Shaver, Francoise Robertson, Darcy Belsher, Nicholas Campbell, Rene Auberjonois, Ryan Reynolds

Set in the world of drugs, prostitutes and violence of Vancouver’s infamous east side, We All Fall Down tells the tale of three artists as they discover that their tumultuous lives are in need of an overhaul. Kris’s (Martin Cummins) career as an artist is taking off, but his personal life is falling apart. His love affair with shooting up has become too much for his long time girlfriend Ryan (Francoise Robertson). She turns to Michael (Darcy Belsher) Kris’s best friend, for support and guidance and eventually the support turns to romance. The pathetic, the comedic, the talented and the ruined all roam the streets in this raw, sensitive, and funny slice of life.

Based on the real life experiences of writer/director Martin Cummins, Genie award winning actress Helen Shaver joins Cummins, Darcy Belsher, Barry Pepper, Rene Auberjonois, Ryan Reynolds and Nicholas Campbell in this gritty story of friendship, survival, and redemption.