{"id":105054,"date":"2025-12-02T15:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/?p=105054"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:34:25","slug":"stories-that-connect-us-the-things-you-kill-canadas-choice-for-the-oscars-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/en\/spotlight\/stories-that-connect-us-the-things-you-kill-canadas-choice-for-the-oscars-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories That Connect Us: The Things You Kill, Canada\u2019s Choice for the Oscars\u00ae Race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"act-lead wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to write stories that people from different countries, geographies, and languages can connect with,\u201d says Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Alireza Khatami about his third feature <em>The Things You Kill<\/em>, which is Canada&#8217;s submission for the nomination process for Best International Film in the 98th annual Academy Awards\u00ae.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_11_3c205a18-3e66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-1-e1764705708585-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105061\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.8686734035691248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_11_3c205a18-3e66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-1-e1764705708585-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_11_3c205a18-3e66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-1-e1764705708585-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_11_3c205a18-3e66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-1-e1764705708585-1536x808.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_11_3c205a18-3e66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-1-e1764705708585.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>A scene from THE THINGS YOU KILL by Alizera Khatami. Photo credit: Mongrel Media<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-02T15:48:04-05:00\">December 2, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A coproduction between Turkey, France, Poland, and Canada, the film tells the story of a professor who, haunted by his mother\u2019s death, plots revenge that reveals family secrets and shadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaborative process of bringing to life <em><a href=\"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/the-things-you-kill-2\/\"><strong>The Things You Kill<\/strong> <\/a><\/em> reflects something the award-winning filmmaker appreciates about coproduction: showcasing important stories that speak to shared human experiences. \u201cI cannot focus on the differences. I have to focus on shared humanity,\u201d he says. \u201c<em>The Things You Kill<\/em> is about what it means to lose a mother. It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re Polish, French, Canadian\u2026 you can understand the pain of losing a parent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, as evidenced by the critical acclaim for <em>The Things You Kill<\/em>, which premiered at<strong> Sundance<\/strong> (and took home the festival\u2019s <strong>World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award<\/strong>) this universal story has global appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khatami is the film\u2019s director, writer, editor, and producer, yet Canada is in fact a minority coproducer of <em>The Things You Kill.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith this, the pan-Canadian Selection Committee is taking a huge step forward telling the BIPOC community: \u2018We want to hear your stories, and we are willing to share your stories on the world stage.\u2019\u201d says Khatami, who was born into the Indigenous Khamse tribe in southeast Iran and is now based in Toronto. \u201cThis has been very encouraging for the community. I personally received many emotional calls from BIPOC filmmakers who thought they would never have a chance because their film is in another language or started in a different country. I congratulate Telefilm for taking that necessary step forward.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, without systems in place such as coproduction that support voices that lie beyond the mainstream, these are stories that might not otherwise be told, Khatami explains. \u201cSome stories are worth telling and we need mechanisms that enable this. Urgent stories, critical stories that need to be heard, and coproduction is the best way of making these stories happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Collaborating Across Borders<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-full-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e59656638cda0dcb25b36a9b2dd9cdc wp-block-paragraph\">Despite being a minority co-producer, with Khatami holding the key creative roles, Canada was in many ways the \u201cglue\u201d that held the project together, explains Canadian producer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/en\/directories\/producers\/michael-solomon\/\">Michael Solomon<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/en\/directories\/companies\/les-films-band-with-pictures-inc\/\"><strong>Band With Pictures<\/strong><\/a>), who was one of the first to sign on in the project\u2019s early stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet collaborating across borders, every partner\u2019s contribution was important to this labour of love! \u201cIn coproduction you\u2019re constantly problem solving as a team, this is done at many different levels and stages of the production,\u201d <strong>Solomon <\/strong>says about the process, noting his appreciation for Canada\u2019s coproduction treaties with countries worldwide for facilitating coproduction in general. \u201cMy role as a producer [on this project] was mainly to shoulder some of the administrative weight thrown at the Ontario production company, which is Alireza\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for one of the project\u2019s France producers, Elisa Sepulveda-Ruddoff (Fulgurance), she first met Khatami when she acted in his feature debut, <em>Oblivion Verses.<\/em> (Which, by the way, took home the Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Venice Film Festival). Now a film producer, she came onboard the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_5_ea3636cf-3d66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-e1764705190254-1024x543.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105059\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.885852597607605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_5_ea3636cf-3d66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-e1764705190254-1024x543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_5_ea3636cf-3d66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-e1764705190254-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_5_ea3636cf-3d66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-e1764705190254-1536x814.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TTYK_still_retouche_5_ea3636cf-3d66-f011-ba5c-0efdbb9167fd-e1764705190254.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em> A scene from THE THINGS YOU KILL by Alizera Khatami. Photo credit: Mongrel Media<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An Open-Minded Cinematic Process<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many surprises awaited the team on their journey to bringing <em>The Things You Kill<\/em> to life. As such, Khatami appreciates Telefilm\u2019s understanding \u201cthat filmmaking is a very fluid matter\u201d requiring what he describes as structured flexibility, Khatami notes. \u201cThis was a tremendous help for us. Without their help, the film would never have seen the light of a projector.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the filmmaking process, Khatami valued the creative input of international teams, from development to post \u2013 another potential benefit of coproduction, he adds. \u201cIn the development process, the story gets polished because you get feedback and readings from amazing artists. This continues in the production stage because you have people from different counties on set, and in post-production as well. For example, in our case, the sound was done in France and part of the post-production was done in Canada, so that process continues all the way through to the end \u2013 which makes the film much more refined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film\u2019s other funders include Eurimages, the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe, which promotes international partnerships and coproductions. Canada is its first non-European member, and since becoming a member in 2017, 35 Canadian productions received support from Eurimages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of advice on collaborating internationally, <em>The Things You Kill <\/em> benefitted from making room for different ideas and perspectives. \u201cI would say to all the filmmakers out there who are thinking of coproduction, they should not go in thinking there is one way to tell the story. It\u2019s a collaborative process and you have to allow other partners coming to the table to have a say in how this film will be shaped. If you go in with that open mind, you will walk away with a much better story and a much better film.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Will <strong>The Things You Kill <\/strong>make it to the next step of the Academy Awards\u00ae nomination process? On December 16, 2025, the Academy will announce its shortlist of 15 titles, selected from submissions of countries around the world for consideration for the Best International Film category, followed by the nomination announcements on January 22, 2026. The 98th Academy Awards will take place March 15, 2026. The Things You Kill is coproduced by Tell Tall Tale,\u202fFulgurance, Remora Films, Lava Films, Band With Pictures and Sineaktif. It is being distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media.\u202fInternational sales are handled by Best Friend Forever.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poster_TheThingsYouKill_FInal-399x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105113\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6927305630484515;width:436px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poster_TheThingsYouKill_FInal-399x576.jpg 399w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poster_TheThingsYouKill_FInal-299x432.jpg 299w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poster_TheThingsYouKill_FInal-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poster_TheThingsYouKill_FInal-1063x1536.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poster_TheThingsYouKill_FInal-1418x2048.jpg 1418w, https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poster_TheThingsYouKill_FInal-scaled.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\">Stories That Connect Us: The Things You Kill, Canada\u2019s Choice for the Oscars\u00ae Race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About the selection process for Canada\u2019s Choice<\/span>: As the appointed non-voting chair of the committee, Telefilm Canada organizes the annual pan-Canadian Selection Committee for Canada\u2019s submission to the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards\u00ae. The vote was determined by a pan-Canadian committee of industry organizations and guilds, as well as filmmakers and industry professionals appointed to represent organizations.16 films were submitted for consideration as Canada\u2019s Choice this year. 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