Echo Chamber - 28th Fantasia - Vol 5 (Dirty Bad Wrong)
We're on 'volume 5' of our 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival (18th July - 4th August 2024) coverage for your trusty @EchoChamberFP podcast!
Thanks to Cynthia Amsden, we check out a new indie Short, that explores themes of love, family, capitalism, human need, and fetish! AND, we have a wonderful chat with the writer / director about the project. Why she brought this story to the screen, building actor chemistry, insight into dialogue, and a LOT more! Thoroughly engaging, hope you enjoy!!!
'Dirty Bad Wrong' is written & directed by Erica Orofino. Desperate to keep her promise to host the best superhero party for her 6-year-old (Jack Greig), young mother Sid (Michaela Kurimsky), a sex worker, takes extreme measures and books a last-minute client (Cody Ray Thompson) with a dark fetish. Dirty Bad Wrong is a drama/body horror that explores the darkest sides of capitalism, and just how far we’ll go for the ones we love.
Watch the conversation: HERE!
Today we have:
Dirty Bad Wrong - Poster
Dirty Bad Wrong
Watch Review: Here.
Fantasia International Film Festival
Shorts Block: Perilous Ports: Tours of Northern Terrors 2024
Monday, 29th July 2023 at 16:25pm, World Premiere,
Salle J.A. De Sève
Director: Erica Orofino
Cast: Michaela Kurimsky, Jack Greig, Cody Ray Thompson, Chantel Winters
Credit: Canadian Film Centre, Snail Mail Media
Genre: Drama, Horror, Suspense, Short
Running Time: 14 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Watch the conversation: HERE!
Erica Orofino
Erica Orofino
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Actor, Visual Researcher, Designer
Originally from Montreal, Orofino earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from York University. Her work has been supported by the Toronto, Ontario and Canada Arts Councils, and she is an alumnus of the Director’s Lab at the Canadian Film Centre.Having already received extensive critical acclaim, Erica's work is best known for her powerful and provocative storytelling with arresting yet grounding imagery. She Keeps Me won Best Canadian Short Film at Pendance Film Festival in 2022, and Tampon scored an Audience Choice Award at Vancouver Short Film Festival in 2020. Her recent project, Internet Friend (2025), was funded by the Toronto, Ontario and Canada Arts Councils. Her love for horror and dread-soaked tales inform her work, evoking memorable, relatable performances on screen. In the commercial world, Erica’s work has earned two bronze Cannes Lions awards, several gold and silver Pencils at The One Show, a silver and bronze Marketing award, and an AICP award.
Follow Erica via:
IMDb: Here.
Linkedin: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @eriorofino
Vimeo: Here.
Watch Erica's films via Prime Video: Here.
28th Fantasia International Film Festival
Since its beginnings, the Fantasia International Film Festival has explored the diverse realms of genre cinema, creating bridges between the cutting edge and the mainstream, and providing a festive but professional environment where emerging artists are given exposure alongside their more established counterparts, both locally and internationally. We showcase the best in Canadian and world cinema, discovering and nurturing exciting new talents and offering a platform through which artists and audiences can connect.
Information
Festival Information: Here.
Film Programme: Here.
Short Film Programme: Here.
Tickets & Venue Info: Here.
Panel + Special Events: Here.
Website: Here.
Twitter: @FantasiaFest
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @fantasiafestival
Vimeo: Here.
*(Music)
'Give The People' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020