Cherub (2024)
October 3, 2024Release Date
Cherub (2024)
October 3, 2024Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Benjamin Turnbull
Harvey
Erin Mick
Dream Woman in Courtyard
Manfred Becker
Sick Man
Yuula Benivolski
Streetcar Rider / Winter Student
Niko Block
Sauna Patron
Kateryna Bratchyna
Scientist
Anouk Cornelissen-May
Child (voice)
Eva Crocker
Woman with Dog
Yeimy Daza
Summer Student
Alicia K. Harris
Streetcar Rider
Alex Hennessey
Video Store Clerk / Location Sound Mixer
Alicia K. Harris
Streetcar rider
Peter Howie
Scientist
Taikun Kambashi
Winter Student
Alireza Keymanesh
Streetcar Rider / Production Assistant
Anton Krasov
Conservatory Couple
Zachary Lacosse
Streetcar Rider
Kaitlyn Leewing
Streetcar Rider / Production Assistant
Mithila Majithia
Streetcar Rider / Producer
Sandy May
Mother (voice)
Rob McLay
Winter Student
Ryan Nesbitt
Summer Student
Rebeca Ortiz
Summer Student / Assistant Director
Eva Popkova
Conservatory Couple
Tavis Putnam
Winter Student
Jordan Seccareccia
Streetcar Rider
Nick Tiringer
Theatre Patron
Nova
Crying Dog
Nick Tiringer
Cinematography
Devin Shears
Director / Editor / Producer / Writer
Anastasia Westcott
Music
Annette Wanjiku
Production Designer
Michelle Lacour
Sound Designer / Sound Mixer
Brandon Hoax
Art Designer
Liam Owens
Set Dresser
Spencer Pablo
Art Designer
Ben Sifel
Graphic Designer
Elisabeth Walden
Sculptor
Ryan Nesbitt
Production Assistant
Media.
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Cherub is a Canadian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Devin Shears and released in 2024. Told almost entirely without dialogue except for two brief lines, the film stars Benjamin Turnbull as Harvey, a shy, lonely and overweight man from Toronto who discovers an opportunity to build new confidence in himself and his body when he learns about the chub subculture in the LGBTQ community, and decides, despite being heterosexual, to submit a photograph of himself to a gay chub magazine's "Cherub of the Month" contest.
The film was made, for a budget of just $10,000, as Shears's master's thesis in the film studies program at York University.
The film premiered at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, and will screen in the National Competition at the 2024 Festival du nouveau cinéma.