Pitch (1997)

A Canadian documentary featuring two young filmmakers attending the Toronto Film Festival to pitch a film concept to various celebrities. Their film idea, titled "The Dawn", concerns a Mafia don who goes for a hernia operation but gets a sex change instead. During the 1996 Toronto Fest, they approach Roger Ebert, Norman Jewison (at a packed press conference), Eric Stoltz (leaving a limo), Al Pacino, and others without much success. On a roll, they leave Toronto for Hollywood, getting advice from Arthur Hiller and Neil Simon and finding an agent who expresses interest in their pitch.

Released Sept. 4, 1997 81 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Documentary

Keywords: imdb.script, imdb.star, imdb.hollywood, imdb.writer, imdb.independent-film, imdb.young

Production Companies: Hotz-Rice Productions Inc., Cinefornia, Hollywood or Bust Productions

Country: Canada
Production Country: Canada
Languages: English, Italian