Val Mervis, Laurent Pitre, and I chatted about their film “Give Time” in the “Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival”.

Val Mervis: co-creator, co-producer, lead actress

Val Mervis is an actress, recently appearing as the recurring redheaded Fille du Roi, Angélique, in National Geographic series "Barkskins". In 2021, she has already manifested her dream role, a tough female mobster, in an upcoming feature film by Adam Alberts, and hopes "GIVE TIME" will inspire people to find love and hope in these challenging times.

Laurent Pitre: co-creator, writer, producer, lead actor

Laurent Pitre is an actor, filmmaker, writer, poet, teacher, coach, and hopeful romantic. Recent appearances onscreen include the main antagonist of Future Man's final season “BIG TIME” on Hulu and iTunes, a cold-blooded killer named Andrew Kay in the true-crime CBC series “The Detectives”, and the GOODFOOD caveman who's stuck in the past, munching on sticks instead of ordering fresh food from the delivery service. To follow his work, check out his website: www.laurentpitre.com

IG Handles/Website: Laurent Pitre: @thelaurentpitre; Val Mervis: @valmervis; "Give Time": @givetime.thefilm - https://www.givetimethefilm.com/

A little more information regarding their film ”Give Time”:

Based on a true moment shared between lovers, "Give Time" tells the story of Alice, a young woman grieving the loss of her lover, Leo. As she returns home to her apartment, the place where their relationship began, past and present merge as she is unable to deal with the guilt of living past the one she loved. As she moves through the space, she eventually discovers that the only way forward is by allowing the pain to emerge and beginning the near-impossible process of letting go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkqK2vTbVH4&ab_channel=LaurentPitre

Tickets for their film (available in their Instagram bios as well):

https://checkout.liftoff.network/page2-trendsetter-shorts-toronto-2021/