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{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox film
| name = Finding North
| name = Finding North
| caption =
| caption = DVD cover
| image = Finding North FilmPoster.jpeg
| image = Finding North FilmPoster.jpeg
| director = [[Tanya Wexler]]
| director = [[Tanya Wexler]]
| producer = [[Stephen Dyer]] <br> [[Steven A. Jones]]
| producer = Stephen Dyer<br>Steven A. Jones
| writer = [[Kim Powers]]
| writer = [[Kim Powers]]
| starring = [[Wendy Makkena]] <br> [[John Benjamin Hickey]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Wendy Makkena]]
* [[John Benjamin Hickey]]}}
| music = [[Café Noir]]
| music = Café Noir
| cinematography = [[Michael Barrett (cinematographer)|Michael Barrett]]
| cinematography = [[Michael Barrett (cinematographer)|Michael Barrett]]
| editing = [[Thom Zimny]]
| editing = [[Thom Zimny]]
| distributor = Cowboy Booking International
| distributor = Cowboy Booking International
| released = January 10, 1998 ([[Sundance Film Festival]])
| released = {{Film date|1998|01|10|[[Sundance Film Festival]]}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = {{USA}}
| country = United States
| awards =
| language = English
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget =
| budget =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
}}
}}
'''''Finding North''''' is a 1998 [[gay]]-themed [[independent film|independent]] [[comedy-drama]]. Written by [[Kim Powers]] and directed by [[Tanya Wexler]], the film stars [[Wendy Makkena]] and [[John Benjamin Hickey]].
'''''Finding North''''' is a 1998 [[gay]]-themed [[independent film|independent]] [[comedy-drama]] film. Written by [[Kim Powers]] and directed by [[Tanya Wexler]], the film stars [[Wendy Makkena]] and [[John Benjamin Hickey]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
{{castlist|
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Wendy Makkena]] as Rhonda Portelli
|-
* [[John Benjamin Hickey]] as Travis Furlong
! style="background:silver;"| Actor
* Jonathan Walker as Voice of Bobby
! style="background:silver;"| Role
* [[Anne Bobby]] as Debi
|-
* [[Rebecca Creskoff]] as Gina
| [[Wendy Makkena]] || Rhonda Portelli
* Angela Pietropinto as Mrs. Portelli
|-
* [[Freddie Roman]] as Mr. Portelli
| [[John Benjamin Hickey]] || Travis Furlong
* [[Molly McClure]] as Aunt Bonnie
|-
* Jay Michaelson as Bud
| Jonathan Walker || Voice of Bobby
* Yusef Bulos as Taxi Driver
|-
* Garrett Moran as Stripper
| Anne Bobby || Debi
* Steven Jones as Funeral Director
|-
* Lynn Metrik as Bank Manager
| [[Rebecca Creskoff]] || Gina
* Phyllis Cicero as Janice
|-
* [[Spiro Malas]] as The Waiter
| Angela Pietropinto || Mrs. Portelli
* Amy Zimmerman as Ticket Agent
|-
* Jonah Marsh as Car Rental Agent
| [[Freddie Roman]] || Mr. Portelli
* Bo Barron as Counter Boy
|-
* [[Cherami Leigh]] as Gretchen
| Molly McClure || Aunt Bonnie
* Matt Whitton as Young Bobby
|-
* Jody Napolotano as Young Don Franklin
| Jay Michaelson || Bud
* [[Gail Cronauer]] as Mrs. Penn
|-
* [[Robert Bruce Elliott|R. Bruce Elliott]] as T.V. Salesman
| Yusef Bulos || Taxi Driver
* Kermit Key as Geezer 1
|-
* Richard Rogers as Geezer 2
| Garrett Moran || Stripper
* Russ Marker as Geezer 3
|-
* T.J. Morehouse as Drugstore Clerk
| Steven Jones || Funeral Director
* Mary Sheldon as Ellen
|-
* Westin Self as Younger Bobby
| Lynn Metrik || Bank Manager
* Norman Bennett as Farmer McDonald
|-
* Marisa Perez as Baby Sitter
| Phyllis Cicero || Janice
* [[Jesse Plemons]] as Hobo
|-
* Sara Proctor as Princess
| Spiro Malas || Waiter
* Harrison Lindley as Cowboy
|-
* Bruce Stewart as Cowboy (uncredited)
| Amy Zimmerman || Ticket Agent
}}
|-
| Jonah Marsh || Car Rental Agent
|-
| Bo Barron || Counter Boy
|-
| [[Cherami Leigh]] || Gretchen
|-
| Matt Whitton || Young Bobby
|-
| Jody Napolotano || Young Don Franklin
|-
| [[Gail Cronauer]] || Mrs. Penn
|-
| [[Robert Bruce Elliott|R. Bruce Elliott]] || T.V. Salesman
|-
| Kermit Key || Geezer 1
|-
| Richard Rogers || Geezer 2
|-
| Russ Marker || Geezer 3
|-
| T.J. Morehouse || Drugstore Clerk
|-
| Mary Sheldon || Ellen
|-
| Westin Self || Younger Bobby
|-
| Norman Bennett || Farmer McDonald
|-
| Kirk Sisco || rowspan="9" valign="top" | Party Guests
|-
| Joel S. Greco
|-
| Victoria Wright
|-
| Kelly D. Lewis
|-
| Kim Powers
|-
| Steve Brannon
|-
| Chad Jackson
|-
| Katelyn Burton
|-
| Mike Madrigal
|-
| Marisa Perez || Baby Sitter
|-
| [[Jesse Plemons]] || Hobo
|-
| Sara Proctor || Princess
|-
| Harrison Lindley || Cowboy
|-
| Bruce Stewart || Cowboy (uncredited)
|}


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|0124555}}
* {{IMDb title|0124555}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|finding_north}}

{{Tanya Wexler}}


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Latest revision as of 14:50, 10 August 2023

Finding North
DVD cover
Directed byTanya Wexler
Written byKim Powers
Produced byStephen Dyer
Steven A. Jones
Starring
CinematographyMichael Barrett
Edited byThom Zimny
Music byCafé Noir
Distributed byCowboy Booking International
Release date
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Finding North is a 1998 gay-themed independent comedy-drama film. Written by Kim Powers and directed by Tanya Wexler, the film stars Wendy Makkena and John Benjamin Hickey.

Plot[edit]

Finding North tells the story of Rhonda (Makkena), a bank teller who's depressed upon turning 30, and Travis (Hickey), a gay man who's recently lost his lover to AIDS and grown suicidal. Travis receives an audio tape recorded by his lover, Bobby, before his death which sends him on a scavenger hunt of sorts to Bobby's home town in Texas. Through a series of mishaps, Rhonda ends up accompanying him on his journey. Together they follow Bobby's instructions as best they can, collecting items that represent Bobby's past, despite the many changes to the town in the years since Bobby left. Ultimately they end up at the grave site Bobby's parents had prepared for him decades earlier. They bury the collected items at Bobby's instruction and together start to try "finding north" (an expression of Bobby's; "when things hit rock bottom, sure as hell can't get any further south, might as well start finding north").

Cast[edit]

  • Wendy Makkena as Rhonda Portelli
  • John Benjamin Hickey as Travis Furlong
  • Jonathan Walker as Voice of Bobby
  • Anne Bobby as Debi
  • Rebecca Creskoff as Gina
  • Angela Pietropinto as Mrs. Portelli
  • Freddie Roman as Mr. Portelli
  • Molly McClure as Aunt Bonnie
  • Jay Michaelson as Bud
  • Yusef Bulos as Taxi Driver
  • Garrett Moran as Stripper
  • Steven Jones as Funeral Director
  • Lynn Metrik as Bank Manager
  • Phyllis Cicero as Janice
  • Spiro Malas as The Waiter
  • Amy Zimmerman as Ticket Agent
  • Jonah Marsh as Car Rental Agent
  • Bo Barron as Counter Boy
  • Cherami Leigh as Gretchen
  • Matt Whitton as Young Bobby
  • Jody Napolotano as Young Don Franklin
  • Gail Cronauer as Mrs. Penn
  • R. Bruce Elliott as T.V. Salesman
  • Kermit Key as Geezer 1
  • Richard Rogers as Geezer 2
  • Russ Marker as Geezer 3
  • T.J. Morehouse as Drugstore Clerk
  • Mary Sheldon as Ellen
  • Westin Self as Younger Bobby
  • Norman Bennett as Farmer McDonald
  • Marisa Perez as Baby Sitter
  • Jesse Plemons as Hobo
  • Sara Proctor as Princess
  • Harrison Lindley as Cowboy
  • Bruce Stewart as Cowboy (uncredited)

Awards and nominations[edit]

Verzaubert - International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Rosebud Award - Best Film (nominated)

DVD release[edit]

Finding North was released on Region 1 DVD on March 7, 2000.

External links[edit]

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