THE DEVIL'S TAIL

After lying to the cops to protect a loved one, Black-bi playwright Zete is still paying for it thirty years later. Now running a boat crossing and off-grid island campground, he carries his burdens deep inside. Up the hill at her manor house, his ex: failed artist Alice Briggs life learning curve is taking a long time to reach. Since age ten, a curse of deadly accidents, bad luck and failed relationships have kept her living in the past. The next curse is due in a week. Dance, drink, and dangerous letter writing are the artist's escape from caregiver duties, and today's high-tech reality she knows nothing of. Soon, a lonely matron and her young gay gigolo are about to arrive for a weeklong camping trip they'll never forget - and Alice's world will be turned upside down with the sudden arrival of her last living relative: hunky gay banker Ace. This time, Alice empowers herself to break her curse, get Zete back in her arms, and step into today - but how?

A Dramedy/Rom-Com introduction to the characters of The Devil's Tail: Failed artist and hoarder Alice's lifetime curse at her father's former evangelical scandal-ridden retreat; broken lives; LGBT loves; isolation; struggles to survive; ageing; disability; townsfolk confrontations; and adventures at the off-grid island campground of odd balls escaping the city. Life is always more beautiful on the surface of "The Devil's Tail".

  • Gregory Terlecki
    Director
  • Gregory Terlecki
    Writer
    Screenplays: 1:"THE DEVIL'S TAIL" 2015 Queer Ideas Screenplay Development Series/Toronto; 1 of 8./#2:'THE RIVER de CHUTE KIDNAPPING CASE" AKA "GOING BEYOND VIOLET" 2014 Female Eye Film Festival; Official Laurel/#3: 2012 Moondance I.F.F."GOING BEYOND VIOLET" Semi Finalist/ #4:"TAKEOVER" 15th People's Pilot; Semi Finalist of TVWriter.com (Larry Brody)/#5: "HUNTER HOUSE" People's Pilot Finalist; TV Writer.com (Larry Brody) 2003
  • Gregory Terlecki
    Producer
    Executive Producer: The Nest (2019), Associate Producer: The Maids Will Come on Monday (2019), Special Thanks: The Orchard Girl (2019), Special Thanks: An Affair Remains (2018),Thanks: Morning After (2017), Thanks: I Am Divine (2013)
  • Claudelle Tremblay
    Key Cast
    "Alice Briggs"
    Noah's Truck (Cannes premiere), Crappy Situations, Titans of Tomorrow
  • Scott McCulloch
    Key Cast
    "The Boy"
    Macrame, Blood Empires, Mayday
  • Asante Tracey
    Key Cast
    "Zete"
    So That Happened (TV series) Some Kind of Life (TV)
  • Rohain Arora
    Key Cast
    "Ace"
    The Legend Himself, Dare Me, The 3
  • Deborah Lobban
    Key Cast
    "The Matron"
    The Raven, Degrassi Junior High, Goosebumps, Eerie Indiana
  • Cory Bertrand
    Key Cast
    "The Gigolo"
    Murdoch Mysteries (TV series), The Last Sign, The Border (TV series), F* My Way Back Home
  • Cameron Stannard
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Every Wednesday"
    Streets of the 6ix, 1000: The Sword in the Stone, Nature Boy, Make Rosie Proud
  • Joelle Nemr
    Co-Director
  • Miguel Monast
    Co-Producer
  • Claudelle Tremblay
    2nd Unit Director
  • Dave Woodside
    Cinematographer
    Greatest Race Canada, Top Chef Canada
  • James M. Findlay
    Sound Design
    Former Sony Music Canada head librarian
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Short
  • Genres:
    Female survivor, curse, dramedy, LGBTQ, fantasy, Rom-Com
  • Runtime:
    35 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 21, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival: Official Selection
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Official Selection
  • Eastern Europe International Movie Awards: Best Romantic Short Film
    Izmir
    Turkey
    Silver Award: Best Romantic Short Film
  • Focus International Film Festival: Official Selection
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection as of Sept. 2020
  • Oniros Film Awards
    St Vincent
    Italy
    Finalist Best Romance Short & Finalist Best Screenplay & Grand Jury Award
  • Charlottetown Film Festival
    Charlottetown
    Canada
    September 2, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Eastern Europe International Movie Awards
    Izmir
    Turkey
    September 15, 2020
    Silver Awards: Best Actress: Claudelle Tremblay for: "The Devil's Tail" - Canada
  • Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
    Kosice
    Slovakia
    Official Selection
  • New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Montreal Independent Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    Official Selection
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Tagore, West Bengal
    India
    Best Director: Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Feel The Reel International Film Festival: Winner - Best Screenplay
    Glasgow
    United Kingdom
    Best Screenplay, September Edition
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Tagore, West Bengal
    India
    LGBT Film: Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Tagore, West Bengal
    India
    Romantic Short Film: Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Tagore, West Bengal
    India
    Short Film: Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    Official Selection
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    Official Selection
  • Feel The Reel International Film Festival
    Glasgow
    United Kingdom
    Best Screenplay
  • Feel The Reel International Film Festival
    Glasgow
    United Kingdom
    Best Actress Nominee: Claudelle Tremblay
  • Druk International Film Festival
    Paro
    Bhutan
    Best Romantic Film
  • Silicon Beach Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 13, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Jaipur International Film Festival
    Jaipur
    India
    December 12, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Lit Laughs International Comedy Festival
    Harrowgate, Yorkshire
    United Kingdom
    Finalist
  • Best Indie Film Award
    London
    United Kingdom
    Finalist
  • Golden Harvest Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Best Experimental Film: May 29, 2021
  • Great Message International Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    March 26, 2021
    Best Writer Award: Certificate of Excellence
  • World Film Carnival - Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore
    Winner: Women's Films - March, 2021
  • World Film Carnival - Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore
    Best Director: Outstanding Achievement Award
  • World Film Carnival - Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore
    Best Film Score: James M. Findlay - Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Alternative Film Festival - Toronto
    Toronto
    Canada
    Semi Finalist/Nominee in Long Short: Best cast & Best Drama North America
  • Poor Life Choices Comedy Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    April 16, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival

    India
    Official Selection
  • Cult Critic Movie Awards
    Kolata
    India
    Monthly Winner: TCCC:Cult Film/Underground Film/Exploitation Movie/Midnight Film/Para Cinema - The Devil's Tail
  • Cult Critic Movie Awards
    Kolata
    India
    Best Director: Monthly Winner - The Devil's Tail
  • Cult Critic Movie Awards
    Kolata
    India
    Best LGBT Film:Monthly Winner -The Devil's Tail
  • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
    Kolata
    India
    April 16, 2021
    Best Director - The Devil's Tail
  • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
    Kolata
    India
    April 16, 2021
    Winner: Best LGBT Film - The Devil's Tail
  • Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    Official Selection (Feature) as of May 11, 2021 for September festival.
  • Golden Harvest Film Festival - Tokyo
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Finalist
  • Kyiv Film Festival
    Kyiv
    Ukraine
    June 27, 2021
    Best Fantasy Film
  • 2021 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    Winner: Best Musical Theme Film - Canada
Director - Gregory Terlecki
Director Statement

I've often written characters or history book information from a female POV due to the positive women's influences in my life. Imagine where we'd be today if women had been allowed an education, to write books, and form governing laws as freely as men had, through the ages.