Tuesday May 1

7:30 pm

Regal 17

Canada,2005,Video,90 min.
SOUTH FLORIDA PREMIERE

Directed by:
Denis Langlois

Inspired by a true story, Director Denis Langlois dramatically tells his own fictional account of amnesiac James Brighton (Dusan Dukic), a handsome young American who was found naked and confused in an empty parking lot in Montreal. What precisely led to the traumatic memory loss is the basis for this mysterious haunting tale.

After finding his way to a hospital James remembers his name, but cannot recall any of his family or friends. While he has no recollection of crossing the Canadian border, he knows for certain that he is gay. Medical tests conclusively show no signs of drug abuse, physical trauma or psychological disorders. Adopted by local support group, Gay S.O.S., a media campaign is built around James to help him re-discover his true identity.

As time passes, and curious clues to his identity emerge. Sylvie, a criminology student, gets close to revealing who James really is, but her search for answers on the numerous post-its that adorn her office are raising some questions of her own.

Though the story is strange and bizarrely real, Langlois plants a thought if any of us lost our memory would we still retain somewhere in our being an imprint of our sexual preference?

Career Synopsis

Denis Langlois received a Fine Arts degree in Cinema Production at Concordia
University in Montreal. His short film Ma vie(1992) was selected for competition at the Toronto International Film Festival, before playing in more than 12 countries. His feature films include L’Escorte (1994), Danny in the Sky, (2001) Amnesia–The James Brighton Enigma is their third feature film.