The Podcast Made Me Do It!
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Kudos Award
SCI-FI HORROR & ACTION FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
Trinity College Film Festival
Plot Synopsis
After Emily rejects Jacob and tells him she’s gay, Jacob becomes engrossed in an alt-right, incel podcast, that is able to speak directly to him. The podcast’s requests of Jacob slowly become more and more disturbing, leaving Emily with a difficult decision.
Artist
Statement
Involuntary, is a feminist take on slasher films, critiquing the men’s rights movement, conservatism, and incel culture prevalent among some young men. It explores how right-wing extremists radicalize men through technology, like podcasts, but questions whether media is to blame for the violence they commit, or whether we should blame society, the men themselves, or a combination. This film allows the audience to form their own conclusion.
Content Warnings
Violence, Misogyny, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, Jump Scares, M*rder, Incels, Profanity,
Violence Against Women,
and Misgendering
More Information
Genres
Horror, Slasher, Comedy, Student,
Dark Comedy, Short, LGBTQ, Feminist, Thriller
Toronto, ON, Canada
Kingston, ON, Canada
Vaughn, ON, Canada
Runtime
Locations
Filmed
Year Created
13 minutes,
24 seconds
2023
Meet the director
Director, Writer, Composer, Editor, Cinematographer, and Actor
Eleanor Wiens Farrelly is a second year cinema studies student at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is an aspiring writer, director and filmmaker that seeks to explore and uncover societal issues through her art. Eleanor attended Rosedale Heights School of the Arts as a drama/musical theater major and media arts minor and won the principal’s graduating student award in drama. Eleanor has created other films including FAKER! (2024) Not Another Shakespeare Tragedy (August, 2024),
My Confidential Romance (2022), and Isolation (2020).
Involuntary was awarded Kudos at the Sci-Fi Horror & Action Film Festival and was a part of the official selection at the Trinity College Film Festival. The movie poster she created for Not Another Shakespeare Tragedy was part of the official selection for Best Poster at Yellowstone International Film Festival. Eleanor also creates music under the name of LENORE WTF, and wrote/sung/produced her first album, Gen Z Weirdo, when she was 18 in 2023, and her sophomore album A Living Contradiction in 2024. Eleanor also is interested in the management side of the arts. Eleanor also has experience with acting.
You can find her on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Reddit, and more at @lenorewtf .
Meet the Cast & Crew
Melissa Miel-Medina
Emily & Assistant Gaffer
Melissa is a first-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto majoring in Psychological and Health Sciences. She has always had a passion for the arts, attending piano and vocal lessons since the age of 4. Throughout high school, she starred in musical theatre productions and was actively involved in dramatic arts during her high school years. Currently, Melissa is hoping to take on more projects and broaden her horizons in the art field.
Christian Wraxall
Jacob & Assistant Camera Operator
Christian is a third year undergraduate student majoring in Acting and Religion at the University of Toronto. He is an aspiring actor, and is very passionate about studying drama, acting, theater-making, as well as religion. His interest in the dramatic arts began in high school, and in his junior and senior years of high school, he took part in many local productions through his drama class, including a play made in collaboration with United Way called #Unignorable. As an aspiring stage performer, he works hard to discover breakthroughs within his performances, and realistically depict the many characters he portrays through extensive analysis, preparation, and practice for each individual role. Throughout his years studying at UofT, he has featured in many of his school’s theatrical productions, and as he continues his academic pursuits, he hopes to take part in more drama opportunities, and gain more experience as an actor in his post-secondary years.
Johnny Lite
Rayn Jandos is an amateur film director and enthusiast from Aktau, Kazakhstan. He goes to school full time as a Music Theatre Student. He has directed two films, The Lockdown (2023) and ENVIRONMENT (2024) and currently serves as the Senior Vice-President for a film production company he co-founded, Windy Morning Productions. In his free time, Rayn undertakes performances with the Kiwanis Music Festival and Royal Conservatory of Music.
Eleanor Wiens Farrelly (LENORE WTF)
Fraser Schaffer
Ashley & Director/Composer
Acting credits include: Igor in Young Frankenstein (Victoria College, University of Toronto, 2024), Zac/Morgan in Want (Victoria College, University of Toronto, 2023), Jason/Ensemble in High School Musical 2 Shadowcast (Victoria College, University of Toronto, 2022), Ash Girl in The Ash Girl (Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 2019), Morticia in The Addams Family Musical (Children’s Arts Theatre School, 2019), and The Witch in Into the Woods (TMU Musical Theatre Camp, 2019). She was nominated for Rookie of the Year and was a cast member in winner of Best Variety Show at the 2023 Dougies (University of Toronto, drama awards).
Daniel
Fraser is a second-year Con-ed student at Queens majoring in philosophy, with math and music teachable subjects. He has acted since 2013 when he played Randy in A Christmas Story. He performed with Scarbrough players until 2017 when he played both Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird, and in 2019 when he played an elf in Miracle on 34th Street. He also played all the kid's roles in the play Assassins with Stageworks in 2014. Since then he has been focusing on his studies until he performed in Not Another Shakespeare Tragedy.
Bryndoven O’Krafka
Jessica & Assistant Gaffer
Bryndoven O’Krafka is a part time amateur actor, singer and dancer from Toronto. Currently she is on a gap year working with children and traveling. She has participated in many musicals including: Seussical, James and The Giant Peach, and starred as Gabriella in High School Musical and Princess Fiona in Shrek.
You can find her on Instagram @bryndoven_21
Tyler & Assistant Camera Operator
Josh is a first year student at the University of Toronto. He is a graduate of Rosedale Heights School of the Arts who has been acting in school productions since the age of nine. His most recent credits include the role of Christopher Boone in the Scarborough Players production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
You can find him on Instagram at @jmac_maclean .
Russell Day
Brandon (Vlogger)
Russell is in his last year of high school and has dabbled in many musicals such as Mamma Mia, The Lion King and this year, The Addams Family. Fun fact about Russell is he has an extensive hoodie collection of 15+. Russell is mysterious.
Melzee Diao
Sound Recordist (for Johnny Lite)
Melzee Diao is a student at Etobicoke School of the Arts. He enjoys helping out with technical theatre inside and outside of school, currently working for derooted immersive. He lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake and has a dog named Bobbie.
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