The Lower Plateau
92 mins
A formerly successful Montreal musician trudges through the darkest days of winter, armed with a backpack full of weed and a repertoire of Alanis Morissette covers. Dogged by her ex-band mate’s new hit song, Jaine mourns the loss of her career, her band and her self respect. In the heart of the city’s independent music scene, the snow covered Plateau, Jaine encounters both allies and obstacles, including her best friend-slash-roommate Mari, her married ex-lover-slash- manager David, and her charming new customer-slash-potential love interest, Darren. When a glittering opportunity in the Emerald City of Toronto threatens to lure her into a shiny new life, Jaine struggles to sever old ties. Her ex wants her to move on, her mom wants her to move to Toronto, her best friend wants things to stay the same forever, and her clients just want weed, but Jaine has other plans.
Nikki Shaffeeullah
Priya Jaine
Nicky Fournier
Darcy
Brad Hamelin
Steve
Kama la MacKerel
Chris
Li Li
Clare
James Murray
Peter
Dominique Noel
Pascale
Liz Singh
Director
Liz Singh
Producer
Liz Singh
Writer
Lily Alexandre
Editor
Olivier Germain
Sound Mixer
Clare Raspopow
Producer
Olivier Germain
Supervising Sound Editor
Surah Field-Green
Director of Photography
Léa Marinova
Sound Recordist
Negar Adibpour
Production Design
Daniel Jacques Letourneau
Sound Editor
Nick Schofield
Sound Editor
Patrick Steele
Music
Nikki Shaffeeullah
Associate Producer
Amanda Murphy
Co-Producer
Lily Dionne-Jermanovich
Associate Producer
Armando Lopez Bircann
Animation