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The Light Before the Sun

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How it feels

A self-help guru comes home from a book tour to an empty house. When his estranged friend shows up for a visit, he is pulled into his own destructive habits.

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What happens

The Light Before the Sun is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Michael Greyeyes and released in 2024. The film stars Jamie Thomas King as Daniel Wolf, a self-help guru who returns home from an international book tour to an empty house because his wife Amanda (Tamara Podemski) is away, and is drawn into his own self-destructive patterns when his estranged friend Freddie (Rick Roberts) arrives for a visit. The cast also includes Jennifer Podemski, Karen LeBlanc, Tony Nappo and Tattiawna Jones in supporting roles. The film was written by King and Tamara Podemski with Rob Baker, and was produced as the first film by Blackbird Productions, King's and Podemski's new production firm. It premiered in October 2024 at the Hamilton Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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