Experiencing Interruptions?

Give and Take

An Author looking to write his first novel experiences severe writer's block until a strange man appears with an even stranger contract.

  • Faizel Janmohamed
    Director
  • Faizel Janmohamed
    Writer
  • Patrick Strevens
    Writer
  • Jarvis Greiner
    Producer
  • Jenn Repp
    Producer
  • Lindsey Christopher
    Key Cast
    "Mary"
  • Owen Bishop
    Key Cast
    "Henry"
  • Paul Braaten
    Key Cast
    "David"
  • Gin Fedetov
    Key Cast
    "Paul"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Horror
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 38 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 11, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Emerging Artists Film Festival
    Calgary
    Canada
    Best Dramatic Feature
  • Hollywood North Film Awards
    Toronto
    Canada
    Best Canadian Feature
  • Hollywood North Film Awards

    Best Director
  • Hollywood North Film Awards
    Toronto
    Canada
    Best Screenplay
  • Hollywood North Film Awards
    Toronto
    Canada
    Best Supporting Actor
  • Hollywood North Film Awards
    Toronto
    Canada
    Best Original Score
  • Hollywood North Film Awards
    Toronto
    Canada
    Best Sound Design
Director Biography - Faizel Janmohamed

Growing up in a small town in Tanzania, Writer/Director/Actor Faizel Janmohamed's first window into the outside world was through his TV. He would lose himself in the fantasy of the stories consumed from a miscellany of TV shows and movies. He devoured any media he could get his hands on.

Although he had no formal training, established connections, or even a plan Faizel was determined to not only be a spectator in the world of film and TV but to add his own patch to the tapestry.

Through small roles on local indie productions he found online, Faizel met Patrick Strevens while acting in Patrick's feature film "Driftwood". From there the two began to discuss the next project and laid down plans for Faizel's directorial and writing debut "Give and Take".

Drawing from Faizels influences from Giallo, Indie and Experimental films Give and Take is a drug fuelled satanic roller coaster exploring the age old question - How much is too much?

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Director Statement

This film was a culmination of several years of writing, plotting and planning. Inspired by Giallo, 90's indie films and the novel Angel Heart, I began this script after a bad drug trip.

After a lucky windfall I was armed with a script, and a modest budget, I am finally able to add my voice to the world of film with Give and Take, a story of a man lost, and the forces that push and pull us all.