American Whiskey Bar is a live Canadian television film directed by Bruce McDonald, adapted from a novel by Michael Turner. It follows a screenwriter attempting to mount a provocative project, intercut with the “film within the film” depicting conversations among patrons in a downtown bar. Broadcast during the Toronto International Film Festival, the production blurs the line between scripted drama and live performance.
American Whiskey Bar is a live Canadian television film directed by Bruce McDonald, adapted from a novel by Michael Turner. It follows a screenwriter attempting to mount a provocative project, intercut with the “film within the film” depicting conversations among patrons in a downtown bar. Broadcast during the Toronto International Film Festival, the production blurs the line between scripted drama and live performance.
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