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Sex After Kids

2013 film by Jeremy Lalonde

Jeremy Lalonde
Jennifer Liao
Lori Montgomery
Jason Naggiar
Keri Peterson

Starring

Zoie Palmer
Paul Amos
Mary Krohnert
Kate Hewlett
Jay Brazeau
Mimi Kuzyk
Katie Boland
Kris Holden-Ried
Amanda Brugel
Peter Keleghan
Shannon Beckner
Ennis Esmer
Gordon Pinsent

CinematographyZach Melnick
Ann TipperEdited byJohn NichollsMusic byThomas KratzDistributed byIndiecan Entertainment

Release date

26 January 2013 (2013-01-26)

Running time

105 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Sex After Kids is a 2013 Canadian comedy film written and directed by Jeremy Lalonde. The film features an ensemble cast, and depicts various ways in which adults struggle to reconcile their sex lives with the demands of parenthood.^[1]

Plot

The film features an ensemble cast of characters, including Lou (Zoie Palmer), a single mother being encouraged by her brother Peyton (Paul Amos) to pursue casual sex; Larissa (Mary Krohnert) and Jody (Kate Hewlett), a lesbian couple whose relationship is being tested by frequent disagreements; Horton (Jay Brazeau) and Dolores (Mimi Kuzyk), middle-aged empty nesters trying to rekindle their sex lives after their adult daughter Markee (Katie Boland) moves out on her own; Gage (Kris Holden-Ried), a single father looking unsuccessfully for a perfect match; Vanessa (Amanda Brugel) and Sean (Peter Keleghan), a couple troubled by the fact that Sean now sees Vanessa as a mother rather than a sexual being; and Jules (Shannon Beckner) and Ben (Ennis Esmer), a couple struggling to revive their sex life after a year pause caused by having a baby. Gordon Pinsent appears as a sex therapist.

Background and release

The film was funded in part by a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, which raised over $61,000 from 345 donors.^[2]^[3]

The film premiered on January 26, 2013 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival,^[2] and was screened at numerous Canadian film festivals, including the Calgary International Film Festival,^[1] the Edmonton International Film Festival and the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Calgary International Film Festival: Sex After Kids a raunchy ensemble comedy". Calgary Herald, September 25, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "How Jeremy LaLonde got Gordon Pinsent to be his sex therapist". Playback, January 10, 2013.
^ "Sex After Kids". Indiegogo. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
^ "Four Canuck films anchor Sudbury's Cinefest". Sudbury Star, July 31, 2013.