Justin Mader and Felicia Simone in Coming Distractions
“Coming Distractions” is an upcoming Canadian Comedy pilot. Coming Distractions is a half-hour sitcom that takes th audience Behind-The-Scenes at Cinema Six; an older independent movie theatre with five screens (and a sixth, which went missing under mysterious circumstances).
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Recently updated with digital equipment, a coat of paint and some TLC, the building itself – the plumbing, electrical, and most of the equipment – is from the 80’s. One of a dozen things could go wrong at any given point, making the staff scramble to ensure customers have a great experience without noticing anything amiss. These efforts are often complicated by the interference of workers from the giant corporate theater chain, Mega Film Plex.
Each episode takes us into the adventures of our ensemble at Cinema Six: our protagonist and audience proxy, Rebecca; the wise-but-often-distracted owner, Mr. Darvis; Andrew, the jaded, dried-fruit-hating General Manager; Jordan, an eager to please young man; Sunny, a sweet girl who is possibly possessed by a demon; and other assorted characters, including a rogue goose that terrorizes people in the parking lot.
Coming Distractions is a workplace comedy at heart, each episode is themed on a specific genre of cinema – each with a unique theme-based parody movie trailer – drawing humour from customer service issues, MacGyver-like problem solving, David and Goliath battles, and the magic of the movies.
The pilot episode for this series provides hilarious dialogue and scenarios that one would expect and even not expect at a job working at a theatre. – Hollywood North Magazine
If you have any questions, or would like to talk more about the series, visit the website or email the producer, Jeff Knoll at [email protected]
On set of Coming Distractions with Mathew Edmondson and Felicia Simone
In Conversation with Michael Oblowitz Director of Confidential Informant
Confidential Informant stars Mel Gibson, Dominic Purcell, and Kate Bosworth
