Dramatis Personae
The Addict
He was always desperate for his next fix. He's finally offered a cure but it means making a deal with someone you don’t want to be making deals with.
The Innocent
She, just wants a normal life, but her rare genetic disorder puts her at the center of things.
The Priest
A man of the cloth who’s spent a lifetime keeping his daughter safe while also being one of the few humans without sin. Doing both at once may not still be possible.
The Man in the Hat
Finally, THE MAN IN THE HAT. Once loved above all others, was long ago cast out. Now finally near the apex of a centuries-long plan to regain his Father’s love and be welcomed back home.
Film Festival Laurels
Director's Note
As a writer, I’ve always been fascinated with people’s motivations, particularly the “bad guy” in a story, whose actions often kick off major events. "Three AM" became a way to investigate choices, how far one would go for a loved one, and the deeper motivations of the most infamous bad guy of them all.
"Three AM" is a morality play about free will, addiction, sacrifice, and what religion's most famous bad guy has really been after all this time.
Matthew Toffolo of Wildsound Film Festival interviews the makers of "Three AM", Jeff Wolverton and Willow Edwards:
Writer/Director:
Jeff Wolverton
Jeff Wolverton is a BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, filmmaker, actor, voice actor, visual effects artist who has been working in feature films for over 20 years.
As a screenwriter, Jeff wrote the Academy Award winning animated short film “The ChubbChubbs!” and the animated film “Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists” where he was also a voice actor alongside Brendan Fraser and Leonard Nimoy.
As a visual FX artist/CG Supervisor Jeff has worked on over 50 films including “Star War: The last Jedi”, ”Thor Ragnarok”, “Deadpool” , “Dr. Strange” and various X-Men and Spider-Man movies.
Jeff has also performed improv and stand up comedy in Los Angeles, London, Vancouver and Toronto.
Actor/Producer:
Willow Edwards
Willow Edwards is new to the filmmaking world. She left political science behind and has been performing improvisational theatre since 2013, training at Instant Theatre, Blind Tiger, and Vancouver Theatresports. She is currently associated with Toronto’s Sweet Action Theatre. She loves the raw, emotional side of theatre and film, and is deeply proud of this piece’s emotional core.
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Actor:
Marcus Colby
Marcus Colby is a Toronto/New York based actor, writer and comedian. Appearing on shows like “Designated Survivor” and “Beauty and the Beast”, TV movies like “Designing Christmas” and a lead on the HBO/Cinemax series “Lingerie”. Having graduated Second City Conservatory and Assembly Improv, Marcus has also been known to elicit the occasional laugh performing extensively in both Improv and Sketch comedy.
Actor:
Patrick Young
Actor, director and playwright, Patrick Young is a veteran of stage and screen with a resume spanning 4 decades across Canada and in the U.S. Patrick founded and developed the joint Sheridan-UTM Theatre and Drama Studies Program and served as Artistic Director of Theatre Erindale for 25 years. Patrick is the author of four award-winning plays and musicals, several adaptations of classics, and numerous industrial shows.
