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OFF WORLD

Though fictional, Off World plays like a documentary, following a young Toronto man whose life is utterly transformed during a journey to his birthplace of Smokey Mountain, one of the most notorious slums in the Philippines.

In the process, not only does he find answers to the question of his origins, but ultimately, also bridges the distance between a past he narrowly escaped and the life that lies before him.

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Mateo Guez
Director

French-born Mateo Guez is an award winning writer, director and producer. His short film, L’Ultima Notte, was acclaimed at numerous international film festivals including Toronto, Berlin and Clermond-Ferrand.

In 2007, Guez was one of three directors of the interactive feature film, Late Fragment, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian Film Centre.

Off World is Guez’s feature film debut.