Darren Curtis
Directing
Biography
Darren Curtis is a Canadian filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec. He studied Liberal Arts and Communications in CEGEP and university. During this time he founded a comedy collective, Kidnapper Films, with a group of childhood friends. The group decide to produce a feature film, Who is KK Downey? (2008). In 2015, Curtis shot his directorial solo debut Boost.
Known For
Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his peers can claim to be the reincarnation of early 20th century Soviet iconoclast and Red Army hero, Leon Trotsky. When his father sends Leon to public school as punishment for starting a hunger strike at Papa's clothing factory, Leon quickly lends new meaning to the term 'student union', determined as he is to live out his pre-ordained destiny to the fullest and change the world.
The Trotsky
Hakeem and A-Mac are like brothers. Together facing immigrant life in Montreal, while 'spotting' cars after school. Boost gives us a glimpse into the awkward adventures of teenage boyhood, then the jolt, when that innocence ends abruptly.
Boost
The plot revolves around two hipster friends who pretend to be a writer with a troubled past in their quest for fame.