ROOST Q&A | TIFF 2022

“The team behind ROOST in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. EDITORIAL PITCH [keeping for posterity]: Part thriller, part thoughtful domestic drama, Amy Redford’s new film looks at troubles that arise between a mother (Summer Phoenix) and her teen daughter (Grace Van Dien) after the latter is seduced online by a 28-year-old man (Kyle Gallner). STAKEHOLDER PITCH: In this immersive thriller directed by Amy Redford, a young love affair becomes a menacing game of cat and mouse. Nothing and no one are as they seem.... The 47th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 8 to 18, 2022. For more, visit . A teenager and her cellphone. It’s a worrying combination for many parents, and when Anna (Grace Van Dien) tells her mother, Beth (Summer Phoenix), that she’s met a boy online, Beth goes on full alert. It turns out Anna’s new crush is not a boy but a man — 28 years old, and saying all the right things to a girl