Rocket Fuel
Narrative Feature • EN • In Development • Supported by Canada Council for the Arts
A teenage girl, pushed into parenting her two younger siblings in place of her absentee parents, searches for gender euphoria as she navigates her world of firsts - including first love - in early 2000’s rural Canada. Based on the short of the same name.
Shortlisted for the Whistler Screenwriters Lab 2023 and the Outfest Screenwriting Lab 2022
Writer/Director: Jessie Posthumus
EP: Deborah Marks
Producer: Nancy Pettinicchio
Story Editor: Stephen Davis
UPCOMING SHORTS
How's Archie?
Narrative Short • EN FR • 2024 • In Development • Supported by Toronto Arts Council
When Charlie and Mere go through a painful breakup, they decide to share custody of their beloved dog, Archie. As the film unfolds, Archie's unexpected behavioural shifts introduce mounting tension between the exes.
Writer/Director: Jessie Posthumus
Producers: Rebeca Ortiz, Erin O'Connor
In Lieu of Flowers
Narrative Short • EN • Comedy • 2024 • In Pre- Production
After the recent death of her father, a woman and her boyfriend wake up to a ghost in their apartment.
Writer/Director: Jessie Posthumus
Producers: Nancy Pettinicchio, Van Wickiam