Not Far From the Abbatoir
Kyle Thomas
2011
Calgary, HD, 15:00
Warren
has just been laid off from his job at a slaughterhouse in small town Alberta.
With his father dying in the hospital, his romantic relationship on the rocks,
and his struggle with substance abuse getting the better o him, Warren is in desperate
need of a change. One particularly rough night, he strikes up a surprising
friendship with a stranger, Ada, an inspiring visual artist who challenges him
to leave his troubled past behind. Not Far From the Abbatoir is the story of a
man controlling his demons, trying to imagine a better life outside of the only
town he has ever called home.
Kyle
Thomas is a filmmaker and musician from Calgary and an alumnus of the Mel
Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University in Montreal. Kyle’s numerous
short films including LastChance Saloon (2007), experimental documentary Ghost
Town (2008) and The Liminal State of Decay (2010) have played film festivals
across Canada.
