THE BURNING SEASON

By Sean GARRITY

UPSTART INK - as CONS

Drama - Completed 2023

Alena and JB get entangled in a secret affair. Summers only. That's the rule. Until they break it. A tragic love story - told backwards.

Festivals
& Awards

Whistler 2023
Borsos Award for Screenplay
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2023
Nomination: Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film (Jonas Chernick)
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Drama, Romance
    • Countries
    • CANADA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 89 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sean GARRITY
    • Writer(s)
    • Jonas CHERNICK, Diana FRANCES
    • Producer(s)
    • Andrew BRONFMAN (Good Movies), Jonas CHERNICK (Banana-Moon Sky)
    • Synopsis
    • Alena and Tom arrive at Luna Lake for JB and Poppy’s wedding. The night implodes when JB’s secret affair with Alena is finally exposed. THE BURNING SEASON begins at the end, then takes us backwards, each previous summer revealing progressively deeper insights. As the conundrum unfolds, it challenges our preconceptions, tracking the affair over eight summers, and culminating in a surprising revelation that recontextualizes everything we thought we knew…