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Directed by | Joseph Greco |
Produced by | LMG Pictures Canvas Pictures Rebellion Pictures |
Written by | Joseph Greco |
Starring |
Joe Pantoliano Marcia Gay Harden Devon Gearhart Sophia Bairley Marcus Johns Antony Del Rio |
Music by | Joel Goodman |
Cinematography | Rob Sweeney |
Edited by | Nina Kawasaki |
Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
Release date
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Running time
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101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Canvas is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Joseph Greco about a Florida family dealing with a mother who has schizophrenia. The film premiered October 2006 at the Hamptons International Film Festival in New York.
Director Joseph Greco wrote that during the third week of shooting, on October 24, 2005, Hurricane Wilma "hammered us" and almost shut down the production of the film. In a statement on the official website, Greco also wrote he was one of James Cameron's three assistants during the production of the film Titanic and when Canvas was finished, James Cameron signed Greco's application to join the Directors Guild of America.
The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2006 and was shown later that year at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival on November 12, 2006. It premiered in Germany on February 10, 2007 at the European Film Market and premiered in France on May 21, 2007 at the Cannes Film Market. Canvas has also been shown at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival, the Sedona International Film Festival, the Nantucket Film Festival, and the Sarasota Film Festival.
The film opened in limited release in the United States on October 12, 2007.