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An exploration into the recent resurgence of Toronto’s rave culture and how Torontonians used underground and virtual raves to find community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This documentary follows Solari’s journey into the rave scene and with her own identity. Solari explains the impact that the Covid-19 lockdowns had on her mental health along with speaking about her medical transition that took place during this time. While speaking about her introduction into the rave and DJ scene, Solari stresses the importance of raves to queer youth and the positive impact that they have had on her life.
ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴇꜱ
ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʀᴇᴡ
ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ
ᴅᴇᴠᴏɴʏ ʜᴏᴜꜱᴇ |
ᴄᴏ-ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇʀ
ɪꜱᴀᴀᴄ ꜱᴛᴀᴄᴇʏ |
ᴄᴏ-ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇʀ/1ꜱᴛ ᴀᴅ
ᴀɪᴅᴀɴ ᴡᴀʏɴᴇ ᴊᴏʜɴꜱᴛᴏɴ |
Hi everyone, my name is Devony House and I am the director and writer of Raveival. I am thrilled to have the privilege of telling this incredible story of resilience and community. I am extremely inspired by the rave community in how they create a safe and inclusive space for everyone and are unapologetically themselves. I am so excited to share this project with you all and I hope it makes you feel as inspired as I do.
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I'm Isaac Stacey, and I'm one of the producers of Raveival! I am very excited to be a part of this production, it is an incredible and unique story that I am beyond thrilled to be working on. I have a deep passion for films, specifically in writing and directing, especially stories that have a lot to say about an important topic, and this one is no exception!
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My name is Aidan Johnston, I am the co-producer and assistant director on Raveival. I was drawn to the project because it highlights a section of the queer community that I am very interested in, as well as getting another chance to work with our fantastic crew, who is such a talented group of people that I am so happy I had the chance to create art with.
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ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ
ᴡɪʟʟᴏᴡ ᴋᴏᴜᴅɪᴊꜱ I am Willow Koudijs, the director of photography for Raveival! I was drawn to this project because of the prospect of a unique visual style that was pitched to me by our director! The rave scene is unfamiliar to me, but giving a platform for queer artists to share their stories is something I am deeply passionate about!
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1ꜱᴛ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀ
ᴊᴀᴅᴇɴ ᴘɪɴᴛᴏ Hi I am Jaden Pinto, I am the 1st AC on Raveival:) the reason I was drawn to this documentary was because it highlights the importance raves have on the lgbtq+ community, another reason was I got a chance to work with an amazing crew to make it all happen.
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ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ/ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ
ᴇʟ ᴍɪᴇʟᴋᴇ I'm El, the production sound mixer and supervising sound editor on Raveival! I was excited from the jump to be part of this film and help shape its sonic identity - I have firsthand experience with the affirmation and joy that historically inclusive and often DIY music spaces like raves can offer! I hope to use the film's soundscape to convey how freeing it is to have places where you can discover yourself and connect with others who see you :)
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ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴ
ᴀᴅᴀʜ ʜᴏʟᴛᴏɴ-ᴘᴀʀᴋ |
ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀ
ᴀɴᴅʀᴇᴡ ᴘɪᴄᴋʟᴇꜱ I am a 3rd year editing major in the Film and Television program at Sheridan College. I have been in the Audio-visual production industry for the past 11+ years with the past 3 years being focused solely on editing. My passion is horror, it's a dream of mine to create a feature length horror film.
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ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀ
ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ ᴅᴜꜰꜰʏ I am a third-year student in Sheridan College's Film and TV production program, currently focusing my studies in screenwriting and directing. I have been working with different forms of media production since I was in high school in 2014. My passions are writing and directing, and I enjoy editing. My dream is to one day be part of something related to Star Wars in either a directing or a screenwriting role, whatever allows me to contribute to this franchise that I deeply love!
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ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇʀ
ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ ᴀɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴏɴ |
ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ
ᴍᴇᴅʜᴀ ᴘʀᴀᴋᴀꜱʜ |
ʙᴛꜱ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ
ᴍᴏʟʟʏ ʀᴜʙʏ |
I'm Chloe, the Transmedia Producer on Raveival! I was very excited to work on this documentary because it is such an interesting and important topic. I had a lot of fun on this project with our great crew and subject and look forward to sharing it with everyone!
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Hi my name is Medha, I loved working on Raveival because it’s a topic that’s different and it inspires people to work hard and do something that they really want to do.
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My name is Molly Ruby, I am the BTS photographer for Raveival. My specialty is producing and I strongly believe in the message of this documentary. I am honoured to be working on this powerful documentary with a strong crew.
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