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STILL SHOTS
and behind the scenes
RITES OF SPRING
RITES OF SPRING is the story of two young teenage boys, a male prostitute and a boy from the suburbs who by chance meet, connect, and as runaway fugitives, fall in love. Events and circumstances find them as runaway fugitives struggling to find a new world order in the forested wildness outside the city. Outside of their ordinary worlds, they search for and find themselves. This is their story of discovery, passages and renewal.
Written and Directed by
Peter O'Rourke
Director of Photography
Ben Hoskyn
Editor
John Ryan
featuring
ROARK SMEATHERS
as Marc
LUKE GABRIEL
as Michael
THYS ARMSTRONG
as Sebastian
DINA ELLEITHY
as Skater Girl
Below are some great Stills and Behind the Scenes shots from RITES OF SPRING.
A poster shot, Roark Smeathers (left) as Marc and Luke Gabriel as Michael (right)
Marc, a bullied teen, and the suicidal morning that started it all, Ottawa Ontario
Marc waiting for the school bus, Ottawa Ontario
Marc gets on the school bus planning to never return, Ottawa Ontario
Marc on the school bus,Ottawa Ontario
Billy the school bully (Sam Rodrigue, right) stealing lunch money from a student (Matthew Macinnis-Leonard, left), on the bus Ottawa
Billy takes a shot at Marc, on the bus Ottawa
A boy (Pablo Hanna) ignoring as Billy bullies Marc, on the bus Ottawa
A girl (Olivia Bazambanza) on the bus ignores Billy as he bullies Marc, Ottawa Ontario
Students getting off the bus that day, Ottawa Ontario
Our awesome "students on the bus" extras, Ottawa Ontario
Billy (Sam Rodrigue) about to plunge Marc in the toilet, SAW Video, Arts Court, Ottawa
Aftermath with teen bully (Dakoda Bradley-Lalonde, left) and Billy, SAW Video, Arts Court, Ottawa
Marc, contemplating suicide, runs away, shot Kelly's Funeral Home, Carling Ave Ottawa
Production assistant Levar Owoyemi , Kelly's Funeral Home, Carling Ave Ottawa Ontario
Marc arrives at the funeral home - Kelly's Funeral Home, Carling Ave Ottawa Ontario
Marc at his grandfathers grave to commit suicide - Perth Cemetary, Perth Ontario
Roark takes a mouthfull of pea soup to puke up in the scene - Perth Cemetary Ontario
Setting up at the Perth Cemetary - Perth Ontario
Marc dosen't quite get the suicide thing right and ends up puking it all up, pea soup - Ottawa Ontario
Art Directors Christine Levesque and Frank Mahy building 'Michael's Place' Ottawa Ontario
Michael's Place: Luke Gabiel as Michael with 1st Assistant Director Kathaleen To
Luke and Roark rehearsing, Ottawa Ontario
Thys Armstrong as Sebastian, the villain, brings Marc and Michael together
Ara Kirijian as Skippy, one of Sebastian's young boys, Ottawa Ontario
Christopher Murray as Cowboy, one of Sebastian's boys, Ottawa Ontario
Sebastian getting Marc drunk - shot at the Daily Grind Arts Cafe Ottawa
Marc asleep in a garbage dumpster enclosure, Ottawa Ontario
Sebastian arrives at Michael's door, Ottawa Ontario
Thys Armstrong (right) rehearsing with Luke, Ottawa Ontario
Marc with Michael at Michael's Place and Director of Photographer Ben Hoskyn, Ottawa Ontario
Marc in the mirror at Michael's Place: "If you look in a mirror, you will see a friend ..."
Skater Girl (Dina Elleithy) , our Guardian archetypal character type, is Sebastian's side kick
Marc and Michael hijack a taxi to flee from Sebastian and arrive at Marc's house - Judge Park Ottawa
Roark and Luke getting notes between shots in Marc's bedroom, Ottawa Ontario
Audio director John Ryan taking a break at Marc's House - Ottawa Ontario
Ben shooting a scene as Marc talks with Michael before they fall asleep, Ottawa Ontario
Michael instructs Marc on how to put on makeup, Ottawa Ontario
Michael has dinner at Marc's House - Ottawa Ontario
Dinner break for cast and crew on location at Marc's House - Ottawa Ontario
Production Assistant Troy Wallace (left) with Thys Armstrong - Somerset Square Ottawa
Outside at night, Marc's House, Sebastian up to no good with Billy - Ottawa Ontario
Marc and Michael decide to runaway into the wilderness to escape Sebastian - Pinecrest Creek Ottawa
Director Peter O'Rourke giving Luke some direction before a shot - Calabogie Ontario
Marc and Michael enter a trail, Script supervisor Alex (with the shot list) - Ottawa
Marc and Michael in the wilderness - Mud Lake Ottawa Ontario
Director of Photography Ben Hoskyn - Pinecrest Creek Ottawa Ontario
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Marc, afraid of water must cross the river to keep up with Michael - Pinecrest Creek Ottawa
Marc reading to Michael - shot Corkstown Campground, Ottawa Ontario
Lost and thirsty, after a long trek, they finally find water - Eagle's Nest, Calabogie Ontario
1st Assistant Director Kathaleen To - Eagle's Nest, Calabogie
Dina, Roark and Luke, between scenes keeping warm - Eagle's Nest, Calabogie Ontario
Director Peter O'Rourke spraying Roark with Glycerin (sweat) - Mud Lake, Ottawa
Sebastian and Skater Girl track Marc and Michael and find them - Eagle's Nest, Calabogie Ontario
Michael pleads with Sebastian to let Marc go - Eagle's Nest, Calabogie Ontario
Michael confronts Sebastian and sends him over the cliff - Eagle's Nest, Calabogie Ontario
After Sebastian dies, Skater joins the boys - Old Quarry Trail Ottawa
Taking a break, audio crew member Trevor Tyo finds a place to rest - Eagle's Nest, Calabogie Ontario
After a quarrel with Michael, Marc considers suicide ... again - Eagle's Nest, Calabogie Ontario
Marc at the very edge of the cliff - Eagle's Nest, Calabogie Ontario
After an accident, Marc must help Michael out of the woods - Ottawa Ontario
Marc concerned for Michael - Ottawa Ontario
Marc and Michael struggle to escape from the wilderness - Pinhey Sand Dunes, Ottawa
Across the dunes - Pinhey Sand Dunes, Ottawa
Michael - Ottawa Ontario
Resting before the final leg of the journey - Pinhey Sand Dunes, Ottawa
A moment - Pinhey Sand Dunes, Ottawa
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