After a chance encounter walking across a bridge at night, two one-time lovers relive an erotic outdoor adventure – but all is not what it seems.
Shot guerrilla-style on Toronto’s iconic Bloor Viaduct and Greektown neighborhoods, EXT. TORONTO. NIGHT. spins a uniquely queer romantic adventure of nostalgia, danger, and desire.
“I wanted to tell a story that was sexy and risky and beautiful,” says writer-director Rob Salerno. “This film looks at how relationships between gay men can be meaningful and loving even when they’re fleeting.”
EXT. TORONTO. NIGHT. was an official selection of these 2020 Film Festivals:
Image+Nation LGBTQueer Film Festival, Montreal, QC
ImageOut Film Festival, Rochester, NY
ReelOut Film Festival, Charlotte, NC
Tel Aviv International Queer Film Festival, Israel
Giornate di Cinema Queer, Rome, Italy
Pride Queer Film Festival, Perth, Australia
We hope to make it available for wider viewing soon!
Cast and Crew:
Written and Directed by Rob Salerno
Cinematography by Katerina Zoumboulakis
Starring Rob Salerno and Eric Morin
Assistant Director Curtis te Brinke
Re-recording Mixer Kevin Dippold
Featuring Music by Bianca Gisselle
Rob Salerno (writer/director/actor) is a Toronto-born writer and performer who’s been labeled a “theatrical rabble rouser” by The Globe and Mail. Rob wrote and starred in his first short films, Palau and Incoming Missile! and produced his original award-winning original plays Balls, Big in Germany, and First Day Back in more than thirty festivals across Canada and around the world. First Day Back earned Rob nominations for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Performance at Toronto’s 2016 Dora Awards. Film and TV credits include You Should Meet My Son 2 (dir. Keith Hartman), Tri-Curious (dir. Matt Guerin), and Fear Thy Neighbor.
Eric Morin (actor) is a multi-disciplinary artist from Timmins, Ontario who has worked and collaborated with some of Canada’s most distinguished theatre companies. Select Credits include: Into the Woods, Pirates of Penzance, The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee (Thousand Island Playhouse), City of Angels (Theatre By the Bay), Falsettos (Acting Up Stage), The Three Musketeers, Little Women, Midsummer Nights Dream, A Christmas Carol (Citadel Theatre), Shakespeare in the Park (Canadian Stage), Next to Normal (The Arts Club), and Footloose (Drayton Entertainment).