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VERBICIDE

Trying to get back together with his ex-wife, an obsessive English professor instead gets the kick in the pants he needs to overcome his neuroticism for the English language.

  • Santiago Fernandez-Concha
    Director
  • Santiago Fernandez-Concha
    Writer
  • Rosanna Rassat
    Producer
  • Jennifer Costa
    Producer
  • Bruce Davies
    Key Cast
    "Dr. Winston Garibaldi-Schultz III"
  • Michelle Monteith
    Key Cast
    "Judy (ex-wife)"
    Suits, Caesar and Cleopatra, Haven, Mysticons
  • Rachel Manson
    Key Cast
    "Barista"
  • Hannan Younis
    Key Cast
    "Young Woman"
    People Watching, What We Do in the Shadows, Designated Survivor
  • Darrin Klimek
    Director of Photography
  • Elma Karabegovic
    Production Designer
  • Michael Barker
    Editor
    My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes, Broken Orchestra
  • Steve Gadsden
    Audio Post Supervisor
  • Shasta Lutz, CDC
    Casting
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Santiago Fernandez-Concha

Born in Lima. Raised in Vancouver. Lives in Toronto.

I'm a fairly employable freelance advertising copywriter, but now focus on telling longer stories with no logo at the end. And I write bios in the first-person because that makes more sense.

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Director Statement

VERBICIDE was made because every day everyday people drag English through the mud. They either don't care about the language, think it's cute to manipulate it, or worse, don't know they're doing it.

They're the same people who see the word "complement" and think they're the Sherlock Holmes of typo detection. That's not a compliment. Or think to themselves, "I love these two words, let's mash them together", then kick back and "chillax" totally content with themselves. Those people suck.

Their actions directly affect the definitions in dictionaries which have a catastrophic effect on the evolution of their mother tongue. For proof, look up the word "literally". And don't even get me started on "irregardless".

This short film was specially made for the Winstons of the world, who hate those people especially.