Directed by:
Pat MillsScreenplay:
Pat MillsCinematography:
Paul SarossyComposer:
Erica ProcunierCast:
Michelle McLeod, Geena Davis, Anastasia Phillips, Scott Thompson, Grace Munro, Alexa Rose Steele, Bruce Gray, Andy Reid, Aviva Mongillo, Tracey Hoyt (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Irene Willis (Michelle McLeod) lives in a town deemed the most insignificant geographical location in North America. The cycle of life is predictable and bland, something 15-year-old Irene, "the fattest girl in high school," might just be able to shake up. Fuelled by the dream of becoming a cheerleader, but constantly told by both her overprotective mother and society that she isn't exactly a fit for the role, Irene turns to her confidante and all-around god: Geena Davis. Speaking to Irene via the A League of Their Own poster on her bedroom wall, Geena provides the inspiration and tough no-nonsense motivation she needs to face her bullies and follow her passions. When Irene gets suspended and is forced to do community service at a retirement home - run by discipline freak Barrett (Scott Thompson) - alongside her bullies and her new friend, Tesh (a gender non-conforming, glitzy dreamer), an opportunity arises. If she can't be a high-school cheerleader, maybe she can turn her new-found circle of elderly friends into an unlikely dance troupe. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Michelle McLeod
Best movies:
My Spy (2020)
Angry Angel (2017) (TV movie)
Women Talking (2022)
![Geena Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755807_3fdd81.jpg)
Geena Davis
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Tootsie (1982)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Anastasia Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/115/169115426_ssyor1.jpg)
Anastasia Phillips
Best movies:
Incident in a Ghostland (2018)
Bomb Girls - Facing the Enemy (2014) (TV movie)
Angry Angel (2017) (TV movie)
![Scott Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/360/160360484_defbaa.jpg)
Scott Thompson
Canada
Best movies:
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Millennium (1989)
Head Office (1985)
Grace Munro
Best movies:
The Void (2016)
Don't Talk to Irene (2017)
Alexa Rose Steele
Canada
Best movies:
Vicious Fun (2020)
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006) (TV movie)
Level 16 (2018)
Bruce Gray
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Starship Troopers (1997)
Recount (2008) (TV movie)
Let's Get Harry (1986)
Andy Reid
Best movies:
I Declare War (2012)
Don't Talk to Irene (2017)
Aviva Mongillo
Best movies:
Long Shot (2019)
Random Acts of Violence (2019)
Don't Talk to Irene (2017)
Tracey Hoyt
Canada
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Gotti (1996) (TV movie)
Guidance (2014)
![Ryan Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/845/167845806_gy5tt4.jpg)
Ryan Allen
Best movies:
One Week (2008)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Ordinary Angels (2024)
Darrell Faria
Best movies:
The Santa Suit (2010) (TV movie)
Don't Talk to Irene (2017)
Magical Christmas Ornaments (2017) (TV movie)
Ian Downie
Best movies:
Khaled (2001)
Vendetta (1999) (TV movie)
Global Heresy (2002)