简介：FilmstudentRene(JenniferHardy)strugglestocompleteherthesisprojectinthisuniquetragicomedy.Harshlydismissedorignoredbyeveryoneshesharesitwith,includingherownprofessor(AdamNayman),whosenotesarelessthaninspiring,meekandawkwardReneisneverthelessdeterminedtocompletehermovie,SpiceItUp.Herpassionprojectisapieceofstraight-facedabsurdityshotonGoProsinwhichsevenfemalefriendstrytoenlistintheCanadianarmyaftertheyfailtograduatefromhighschool.Jumpingbetweentheensemble-basedfilm-within-a-filmaboutfriendshipandteamwork,andtheframingstoryofthelonelyplightofitscreator,SpiceItUpcontrastsaportrayalofbondingwithapoignantnarrativeofcreativesolitudethatcleverlyaligninaslysatireofinstitutionalizedCanadiana.Madebythreerisingdirectors—LevLewis(whosefeaturedebutTheIntestineplayedatVIFF16),YonahLewisandCalvinThomas(co-directorsofAmyGeorgeandTheOxbowCure)—SpiceItUpisatongue-in-cheekparallelodysseyaboutthediscouragingobstaclesencounteredbyindependentfilmmakersandthedrivetogetsomethingdonenomatterwhat—withorwithouthelp. —AdamCook…