PAYING FOR IT
DIRECTED BY SOOK-YIN LEE
COMEDY | 2024 |85'| CANADA | ENGLISH
SYNOPSIS
FESTIVALS
In the late 90s, Chester and Sonny are a long-term, committed, romantic couple. When Sonny wants to redefine their relationship, Chester, an introverted cartoonist, starts sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process. Adapted from the acclaimed alternative-cartoonist Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel, PAYING FOR IT is a comedy about love, sex and non-monogamy for adults.
GALLERY
DIRECTOR:
Sook-Yin Lee
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PRODUCERS:
Matt Code
Aeschylus Poulos
Sonya Di Rienzo
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Dan Beirne
John Cameron Mitchell
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STARRING:
Emily Lê
Dan Beirne​​
​Andrea Werhun​​
PRODUCTION COMPAGNY:
Wildling Pictures
Hawkeye Pictures
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​COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION:
Canada​​
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LANGUAGE: ​
English
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DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
Gayle Ye​
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EDITOR:
Anna Catley