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A GUN TO THE HEAD

A reformed criminal escapes his wife’s dinner party for a quick beer with his cousin and former partner in crime. Over the course of one wild night, he is dragged back into a world of drugs, women, guns and gangsters, and endangers the lives of those he loves the most.

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Blaine Thurier
Director

Blaine Thurier is best known as the keyboard player for the rock band, The New Pornographers. The videos he directed for the band have been praised by The New York Times, Spin Magazine and The Village Voice. Born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Thurier’s first foray into writing and directing led to the feature film Low Self Esteem Girl, which was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2000 and won best narrative feature at the SXSW Film Festival. His second feature film, Male Fantasy (2004), was screened at many festivals including Toronto, Slamdance, SXSW and Vancouver.