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Summerhood
Jacob Medjuck, Tony Dean Smith 2008
Categories: Atlantic Focus, Drama, Feature Films, Gala Films
1 picture Pictures
Run time: 96 min. | Canada
Halifax filmmaker Jacob Medjuck’s long-awaited summer camp comedy has arrived with an industrial-strength sense of humour, a touch of melancholy and a killer ‘80s soundtrack. With marvelous narration by Hollywood heavyweight John Cusack, Summerhood chronicles a pivotal summer in the life of a 10-year-old nicknamed ‘Fetus’ who falls head over heels for the camp’s local preteen beauty. Fetus and his posse have earned their title as the summer resort’s tricksters and outcasts, as they dedicate their time and energy to sinking paddleboats and meddling with the camp public address system. Blisteringly funny and beautifully written, Summerhood joins Meatballs and Bless the Beasts and the Children in the elite cadre of the best summer camp movies of all time.
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Jacob Medjuck
Tony Dean Smith
 
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Frank Medjuck
producer
Jacob Medjuck
Paul McNeill
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James Liston
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Afshar Hamed
Afshin Hamed
Amy Kerr
Bailey Maughan
Christopher McDonald
David Gibson McLean
Douglas Robertson
Ian MacDonald
Jacob Medjuck
Jesse Camacho
Joe Flaherty
Joe Wynn
John Cusack
Keegan Hiltz
Layne Greene
Lucian Maisel
Mason Young
Max Fineberg
Mike LeGrice
Raquel Alessi
Reva Timbers
Scott Beaudin
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Rated 5.0/5 Stars
Fischel
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Film's right...I should have asked before trying to kiss the girl.Spin the bottle,WOW,almost forgot. Also touches on bullying,crazy times.I laughed alot and even sentimental at parts.
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Old Friends
Hello from your negligent Dad! Sorry we missed all of your baseball games this summer. You mother and I still love you - we just don't love ourselves, or each other... But we hope this NEW POSTER will make up for your impending decade of therapy!! It totally lightens your teenage angst. Right?? Yeah... You like us. Thanks us for the genes later. 

What a year. Personal apologies for having my head out-of-sight... but Summerhood has been working for you. And working hard. We've been to 10 events and won 7 of them. That's not even logical. Not for us at least. (if you could see where we're from you say, "Hey, it smells like fish here." And you would ask for your awards back). 

We had private screenings at PIXAR and the Harvard Business School recently, and have met amazing filmmakers around the world. I will update you all on our truly ridiculous adventures in the weeks ahead. Our eyes are wide open...

The simple truth is this: People are still making GREAT movies. I see them at every festival I go to.  Thank you all for awesome movies! The distribution world however simply does not [currently] have a fantastic mechanism that enables audiences to see these films properly while helping the filmmakers pay off debts; and make new awesome films. That model is coming. And soon. 

For our part in this unarmed conflict, we have been brainstorming here to generate some wild models. We are suddenly very excited about the current climate. At an easy glance one might comment that the world of independent theatrical distribution is at end; collapsing. We feel otherwise... We feel very strongly that power is actually being offered back to the people, and with Summerhood we intend to make a difference that could potentially help independent filmmakers everywhere. Indefinitely. 

Stay tuned. Summerhood is about to do some redecorating on old economic strategies.  

We're gonna cut up the curtains and make a Prom dress.   Save us a dance. 

...And if you like, you can probably grab our butts when the music starts. I'm starting a rumor that we're easy.

Jacob.
Posted Oct 16, 2009 at 12:42 PM by Jacob
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