Chester Brown’s 2011 graphic novel Paying For It is being made right into a film to be directed and co-written by award-nominated filmmaker Sook-Yin Lee. The information broke through Telefilm Canada‘s newest record of English-language movies to obtain funding was launched this week.
Lee took to Fb and stated in regards to the announcement of the Paying For It film:
“Cat’s out of the bag! I’m making a doozy of a film! A live-action adaptation of #chesterbrown ‘s best-selling graphic novel Paying For It. Thanks to your assist Telefilm Canada. It’s gonna be good. Reward to producers Wildling Photos and Hawkeye Photos .We’re placing collectively an outrageously awzum workforce. Extra particulars to return bit.ly/3OF4w3n congrats to all filmmakers!”
Lee’s involvement is notable in a number of methods. She’s a film-maker, broadcaster and musician who has produced quite a lot of brief movies from 1990 to the current. Full options have included Octavio Is Useless! (2018) – nominated for 7 Canadian movie awards – and 12 months of the Carnivore (2009) – nominated for 3 awards.
However acclaim apart, what’s going to certainly get probably the most consideration is the truth that she was Chester Brown’s companion for a few years, and the opening chapter of the graphic novel particulars their break up and the start of the curious saga that unfolded, which finds Brown turning to completely to prostitution as a substitute of courting.
Telefilm Canada – a public physique that helps Canadian movie and tv – launched an official record of eight English-language movies to be offered funding based mostly on submissions in February 2022. Paying For It was on the record.
The entry learn:
Paying For It (romantic comedy)
Director: Sook-Yin Lee
Screenwriters: Sook-Yin Lee and Joanne Sarazen
Manufacturing: Wildling Photos Inc. and Hawkeye Photos Inc.
Province: Ontario
Language: English
Chester Brown’s 2011 surprisingly frank graphic memoir Paying For It was about Chester’s choice to frequent prostitutes following the ending of a relationship and his must reconcile the will for intercourse together with his choice to take away himself from the potential for monogamous relationships and romantic love.
The synopsis of the ebook from writer Drawn & Quarterly‘s web site:
“Paying for It combines the private and sexual elements of Brown’s autobiographical work (I By no means Favored You, The Playboy) with the polemical drive of Louis Riel. He calmly lays out the details of how he turned not solely a keen participant in but in addition a vocal proponent of one of many world’s most hot-button matters—prostitution. Whereas this may occasionally seem overly sensational and simply plain implausible to some, Brown’s story stands for itself. Paying for It gives a completely up to date exploration of intercourse work—from the timid john who rides his bike to his escorts, wonders easy methods to tip in order to not offend, and reads Dan Savage for recommendation, to the modern-day transactions full with on-line critiques, seemingly keen individuals, and clear residences devoid of clichéd road corners, medication, or pimps.
“Full with a shock ending, Paying for It continues to offer limitless debate and dialog about intercourse work.”
Joanne Sarazen, who acts as cowriter for the movie additionally has two writing credit within the Telefilm Canada record – she can be credited as sole screenwriter for the drama Backspot, to be directed by D.W. Waterson. A relative contemporary face for the screenwriting scene, Sarazen has a handful of screenwriting credit below her belt – the movie Tammy’s All the time Dying, and a brief I Got here Right here Alone (each in 2019). She additionally has written six performs which have been produced.
