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Pure Science Fiction

Pure Science Fiction

Country Canada, Belgium, Korea
Director Ryan WARD
Producer Mackenzie LEIGH
Writer Ryan WARD
Production Company Memory Pill
Format DCP | Color | 120min
Genre Sci-Fi Fantasy, Supernatural, Drama, Magical Realism, Genre, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

A high-achieving junior architect is driven to the brink by societal disillusionment and a baffling illness. Escaping into the vast Canadian wilderness, he discovers a new perspective on life that challenges his perception of reality. Convinced that visions of a Belgian boy and Korean woman are echoes of past lives, he embarks on a soul-stirring quest for truth that takes him across continents where he unravels a web of human connections that span lifetimes and realities.

Director

Ryan WARD

Ryan's debut feature Son of the Sunshine (Slamdance Film Festival, Canadian Screen Award nominee) was praised as a 'mature, immediately involving story' (Indiewire). It won 13 awards at 50 festivals and was distributed by Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Hulu, and MUBI. His latest Daughter of the Sun (Fantasia Audience Award, Fantaspoa, BARS Best Actress) screened in the Berlinale’s Perspective Canada EFM 2024 program.

Producer

Mackenzie LEIGH

Mackenzie's select credits: Daughter of the Sun (Fantasia Audience Award), Son of the Sunshine (CSA Nominee; Slamdance), In the Beginning was Water and Sky (PBS), TTTT (PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights).

Production Company

HANDMADE STUDIO

Memory Pill is a production company focused on cultivating original, director-driven films. With a decade-long partnership spanning across borders, their work challenges conventional narratives, embraces creativity, and celebrates the offbeat.