Fugitive Pieces

"Fugitive Pieces" is the first Greek-Canadian co-production. It is a powerful, poetic, and emotionally-charged drama about love, loss and redemption.The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, a man whose life is haunted by his childhood experiences during WW II.As a child in Poland he is orphaned during wartime then saved by a compassionate, Greek archeologist. He then spends the rest of his life trying to come to terms with the losses he has endured.Through his writing, and then through the discovery of true love, Jakob is ultimately freed from the legacy of his past.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Jeremy Podeswa (based on the novel by Anne Michaels)

Cinematography: Gregory Middleton

Editing: Wiebke von Carolsfeld

Sound: Sylvain Arsenault

Music: Nikos Kypourgos, Art Direction: Matthew Davies

Actors: Stephen Dillane (Jakob), Rade Sherbedgia (Athos), Rosamund Pike (Alex), Robbie Kay (little Jakob), Ayelet Zurer (Michaela), Ed Stoppard (Ben), Rachelle Lefevre (Naomi), Nina Dobrev (Bella), Themis Baz

Production: Serendipity Point Films Inc.

Producers: Robert Lantos, Executive Producer: Takis Veremis

Co-production: Cinegram SA & Strada Films (Greece)

Costumes: Anne Dixon

Format: 35mm, Color

Production Country: Canada

Production Year: 2007

Duration: 104

Jeremy Podeswa

He was born in Toronto and studied Film at the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. In addition to directing numerous short films, he has directed several music videos and television projects, including multiple episodes of the series Queer as Folk, Six Feet Under and Carnivale. His feature film The Five Senses won a Genie Award for Best Direction and Best Canadian Feature Film Award at the Toronto IFF. Fugitive Pieces was the opening night film at Toronto IFF 2007.