Alena and Tom arrive at Luna Lake for JB and Poppy’s wedding. The night implodes when JB’s secret affair with Alena is finally exposed. THE BURNING SEASON begins at the end, then takes us backwards, each previous summer revealing progressively deeper insights. As the conundrum unfolds, it challenges our preconceptions, tracking the affair over eight summers, and culminating in a surprising revelation that recontextualizes everything we thought we knew…

2023. Canada. Runtime: 89 minutes

Director: Sean Garrity

Writers: Jonas Chernick, Diana Frances

Producers: Andrew Bronfman, Jonas Chernick

Cast: Sara Canning, Jonas Chernick, Joe Pingue, Tanisha Thammavongsa, Natalie Jane, Christian Meer

1 Win & 3 Nominations.

The Burning Season is the 10th feature film from award-winning Canadian filmmaker, Sean Garrity.

The press has referred to Sean’s work as “possessing a dark, twisted beauty” and has compared his work to that of David Cronenberg , Atom Egoyan and even Luis Buñuel.

Sean’s first feature film, INerTia, was awarded “Best First Feature” at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival, and netted him “Best Director” at the 2001 FilmCan Festival. Sean’s fourth feature My Awkward Sexual Adventure – premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was selected as one of the TIFF Top Ten, it won the Public Choice Award at the 2012 Calgary International Film Festival, and the Audience Award at the 2012 Whistler Film Festival.

Sean first studied film production and theory at Toronto’s York University and continued his studies at the Instituto de Arte Cinematografico de Avellaneda in Buenos Aires. After spending years backpacking through Asia and South America, Sean returned to his home town of Winnipeg to begin a career as a filmmaker and musician in 1997. Sean speaks four languages, has a masters degree, and also works as a bass player, having appeared on half a dozen CDs, and performs live most weekends in Winnipeg, where he lives.