RELATIVE HAPPINESS – 7PM

Relative Happiness – Festival Opener

Screening:
Friday, October 16, 7:00 pm,
Uptown Theatre, Screen 1
Actor, Johnathan Sousa will be attending for a post-screening Q&A

Co-written and Directed by Deanne Foley

Canada / 2015 / Romantic/Comedy / Rated 14A for sexual content and coarse language / 97 min.

Plus–sized and 30 years old, Lexie Ivy (Melissa Bergland) is a feisty Bed & Breakfast owner who desperately needs a date for her sister’s wedding. In small town Nova Scotia that’s no easy task, especially when the most eligible bachelor is Joss (Aaron Poole), a rough-around-the-edges handyman who’s fixing her roof. When handsome and charming guest Adrian (Johnathan Sousa) arrives and seems to take an interest in her, Lexie thinks that all her problems are solved. But she misreads the situation and is soon reeling, left to believe that her romantic dream has slipped away… perhaps forever. After a series of hilarious mishaps and a reality check or two, Lexie opens her heart and eyes to see that love may be a lot closer than she thought. Based on the best-selling novel by Lesley Crewe.

JOHNATHAN SOUSA — Adrian
Johnathan Sousa was most recently seen on the big screen in the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival selection, The Animal Project, directed by Ingrid Veninger, and in Maxime Desmons’ highly anticipated What We Have. In 2011, Johnathan was chosen to participate in the Actors Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre (CFC), where he starred in numerous short films, including Rattan and The Haymaker, which travelled to 35 festivals. While at the CFC, he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in his first showcase film, Home. Johnathan landed his most significant role to date with a principal part in Global Television’s hit show Rookie Blue. He graduated from the Ryerson Theatre School where he was the recipient of the Louis Taube Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement and Dedication.

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