Nothing: Vincenzo Natali Retrospective

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After a terrible day, two good friends and housemates find the outside world converted into a featureless and empty white void. See the 2003 Canadian surrealist comedy-drama is part of CUFF's Vincenzo Natali retrospective. Director Vincenzo Natali, along co-writers and actors, David Hewlett and Andrew Miller in attendance!

NOTHING tells the story of two good friends who live together, Andrew (Andrew Miller), an agoraphobic travel agent who works from his home, and Dave (David Hewlett), a loser who works in an office where he is treated with contempt. Just when it seems things can’t get any worse for the two, the entire world outside of their house disappears and is replaced with an endless white void.

When it was released, NOTHING won the International Fantasy Film Award at Fantasporto, and was nominated for three 2024 Directors Guild of Canada awards. As part of the Vincenzo Natali retrospective, CUFF is also showing CUBE on Saturday, April 20.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Toronto International Film Festival 2003
Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival 2003
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2003

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Vincenzo Natali is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, known for writing and directing science fiction and horror films such as CUBE (1997), CYPHER (2002), NOTHING (2003), and SPLICE (2009). Raised in Toronto, Natali attended Royal St. George's College, the film programme at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and the Canadian Film Centre. He was eventually hired as a storyboard artist at the Nelvana Animation Studios. CUBE was Natali's directorial debut, which he also co-wrote. The film became a success worldwide, breaking box office records for a Canadian film. CUBE received five Genie Award nominations, and won Best Canadian First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival. For his film SPLICE, Natali was nominated for "Best Director" at Splatcademy Awards. He has also directed several shorts and television episodes.