RFYL 265: Undertone

Well, let's dive into Undertone the same way that we always do.

Was filmed?

Every time we do Undertone, we dive into it the same way.

No, no, no. You're being a brat.

We're going to tackle this the same way that we tackle all the movies.

We're going to start with some production notes.

It was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In fact, it was shot inside Ian Toisson's childhood home in the Toronto suburb of Rexdale.

This is Toisson's directorial debut, and he also wrote the screenplay.

He's now based in Montreal, but he developed Undertone from a radio play and was turning it into a feature film built largely around sound, which we got to see and hear.

He started work on it in 2020, but it was put on hold due to COVID-19 and the pandemic, and the story was partially inspired and influenced by his experience caring for his terminally ill parents during the pandemic.

Wow.

Yeah.

There's a lot of underlying things like that with this movie.

The budget was $500,000.

It grows 22 million at the box office.

Go Ian.

Yeah.

It's so fantastic.

I love these low budget movies that deliver like this, especially financially, because then it means we should get to see more from this director.

And I'm interested in what other ideas he has, which I'll talk a little bit about what's next for him.

Nice.

Was 94 minutes long.

Pake, why don't you give us a synopsis on this one?

All right.

Well, let's dive into Undertone the same way that we always do.

Was filmed?

Every time we do Undertone, we dive into it the same way.

No, no, no. You're being a brat.

We're going to tackle this the same way that we tackle all the movies.

We're going to start with some production notes.

It was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In fact, it was shot inside Ian Toisson's childhood home in the Toronto suburb of Rexdale.

This is Toisson's directorial debut, and he also wrote the screenplay.

He's now based in Montreal, but he developed Undertone from a radio play and was turning it into a feature film built largely around sound, which we got to see and hear.

He started work on it in 2020, but it was put on hold due to COVID-19 and the pandemic, and the story was partially inspired and influenced by his experience caring for his terminally ill parents during the pandemic.

Wow.

Yeah.

There's a lot of underlying things like that with this movie.

The budget was $500,000.

It grows 22 million at the box office.

Go Ian.

Yeah.

It's so fantastic.

I love these low budget movies that deliver like this, especially financially, because then it means we should get to see more from this director.

And I'm interested in what other ideas he has, which I'll talk a little bit about what's next for him.

Nice.

Was 94 minutes long.

Pake, why don't you give us a synopsis on this one?

All right.