Life’s a Joke And Then You Die!
Vince Grittani, Fugitive Lobster Productions Inc
Language: English
Based On: Podcast, Stage Play, Remake
Project Type: Feature Film (Scripted)
Genre: Comedy
Stage of Development: Script, 60% financed
Estimated Length (minutes): 100
Director: Sabina Sattar
Director Bio:
SABINA SATTAR (Director/Producer) London, UK – Sabina Sattar is a British director, writer, producer, and creative director with a passion for bold, character-driven stories that span genres from magical realism to political satire. With over a decade of experience in the UK and international markets, she has developed a reputation for smart, offbeat storytelling and razor-sharp visual flair. Her work spans short films, features, and television, and includes producing the BAFTA-qualifying Mum Said, designing for Crooked House (BBC), and producing early work by celebrated satirist Alison Jackson. Sabina is also an award-winning screenwriter with a global outlook—recognized by both the Writers Arc in Los Angeles and Initialize Films in the UK. Her most recent work focuses on projects that center around underrepresented voices and female-led narratives.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766380/
Proposed or Confirmed Talent:
Lead Cast Shaun Majumder, Gil Bellows
Total Budget: 2.1 CDN
Percent Confirmed: 60%
Currency: $ CAD
List names of confirmed partners:
Consortium Pictures, Tax Credits (UK, Canada, NS)
What is this project seeking?
Distribution, Sales Agent, Broadcaster
Logline:
When a once-successful dentist living with MS decides to reinvent himself as a stand-up comic, his life is thrown further off course by a relentless CRA auditor and the sudden appearance of his dog in human form—forcing him to confront love, mortality, and whether the biggest joke of all might be the life he’s been afraid to live.
Synopsis:
Ray Baronowski is a former dentist whose life has been upended by multiple sclerosis. Determined not to let the disease define him, he walks away from his old career and takes an unlikely shot at becoming a stand-up comic. But just as he begins trying to rebuild his life, he is hit with a CRA audit, complicated feelings for the auditor assigned to his case, and the sudden appearance of his beloved dog, Zeus, in human form.
Brutally honest, funny and impossible to ignore, Zeus becomes Ray’s reluctant guide as he confronts illness, regret, love and the fear of running out of time. Life’s a Joke And Then You Die! is a sharp, heartfelt comedy about finding the courage to laugh when life stops going according to plan.
Contact Information: fugitivelobster@gmail.com
