Merv
Second draft dramatic feature
Writer | Director Simonee Chichester
Merv is entering the next phase of his life. He’s turning sixty, he’s accepted a severance package from his longtime position and he’s on a job hunt. But when the sobering reality of a youth obsessed job market sets in and his wife of thirty-seven years suddenly dies, Merv’s problems go from bad to worse. Trying to pick-up the pieces alongside his disgruntled daughter, Merv is stuck in a rut: He’s a failure as a father, widowed, jobless, in debt and depressed. When Merv meets the infectious enthusiast, Jaime, whom always sees the glass half full, things begin to change. Merv comes out of his shell, takes an understated job as a pool boy and forms a relationship with his new neighbour, Steph. She’s an unpredictable brassy woman who challenges his sense of adventure and desire. Now in his third act, Merv discovers an existence of possibility and passion, where taking chances has its benefits. Merv is an inspiring, coming of age story, with unlikely heroes, understated elements of humour and poignancy.
Writer | Director Simonee Chichester
Merv is entering the next phase of his life. He’s turning sixty, he’s accepted a severance package from his longtime position and he’s on a job hunt. But when the sobering reality of a youth obsessed job market sets in and his wife of thirty-seven years suddenly dies, Merv’s problems go from bad to worse. Trying to pick-up the pieces alongside his disgruntled daughter, Merv is stuck in a rut: He’s a failure as a father, widowed, jobless, in debt and depressed. When Merv meets the infectious enthusiast, Jaime, whom always sees the glass half full, things begin to change. Merv comes out of his shell, takes an understated job as a pool boy and forms a relationship with his new neighbour, Steph. She’s an unpredictable brassy woman who challenges his sense of adventure and desire. Now in his third act, Merv discovers an existence of possibility and passion, where taking chances has its benefits. Merv is an inspiring, coming of age story, with unlikely heroes, understated elements of humour and poignancy.
Along For The RidePost-production documentary
Director Simonee Chichester Filmmaker, Simonee Chichester, comes face to face with her heritage, as she embarks on a road trip, spanning nearly 6000 KM across Brazil’s coast, taking the same route her father once took as a homeless man, while dispersing his ashes along the way. |  |
Everybody's Gotta Story
Web Series
Creator | Director Simonee Chichester
Producers Simonee Chichester & Nida Marji
An interactive, online documentary series, featuring three to seven minute cinematic portraits of everyday people, whereby a narrative - distinctive to each character - is created and brought to life in the persons’ own words.
White Picket Fence
Dramatic feature
Writer | Director Simonee Chichester
White Picket Fence, is a coming of age drama set in 1973, about Téresa's journey to immigrate to Canada, the land of opportunity. There, she joins her new husband, a charming man, she barely knows, who’s ends up struggling with depression and alcoholism. Facing common adversities of a new country as a interracial couple they must cope with demons of the past, which are now fronted by a white picket fence.
My Friend Simonee Films
