Fantasia 2019: Black Comedy ‘Harpoon’ Descends on Montreal July 27th

Harpoon made its world premiere this year at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and most recently screened at the Chattanooga Film Festival and Calgary Underground Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, Harpoon will be premiering at the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival on July 27!

Harpoon was directed by Rob Grant and stars Munro Chambers (star of cult hit and festival fav Turbo Kid), Emily Tyra (Code Black), and Christopher Gray (The Mist). The film was produced by Michael Peterson (Knuckleball), Kurtis David Harder (What Keeps You Alive) and Julian Black Antelope (True Fiction) for 775 Media Corp, and executive produced by Laurie Venning for Venntertainment.

Synopsis for Harpoon

With his perfect family and perfect upbringing, Richard (Christopher Gray) appears to have it all. So when he thinks that his long-term girlfriend, Sasha (Emily Tyra), and best-friend, Jonah (Munro Chambers), are having an affair, it sends him into a fit of rage that leaves Jonah a bloody mess. Once Jonah and Sasha convince Richard the allegations are false, Richard tries to buy back their trust by taking them out for a day-trip on his family’s yacht.

Tension boils-over once out to sea, and, to make matters worse, the yacht’s engine fails. Stranded without food and supplies, the trio must set aside their differences in order to survive. One part post-modern Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, one part Knife in the Water with the cast of Seinfeld, Harpoon is a wickedly humorous and bloody deconstruction of friendship and love.

This is such an awesome film so stay tuned for our review and upcoming interview with the incredibly talented Munro Chambers!