Sudden Spark Collective Presents FEBRUARY: A LOVE STORY, Covid play pivots to premiere as film

Sudden Spark Collective presents the First Look at
'february: a love story'
a rom-com about dating six feet apart

Created by and starring Ellen Denny & Emilio Vieira
Directed by Mairi Babb
February 14 - March 7, 2021

TORONTO - Sudden Spark Collective announces that due to public health restrictions, the World Premiere of february: a love story, formerly slated for an in-person outdoor theatrical production, will now be released online as a film, streaming February 14 - March 7, 2021.

He's looking for feelings, she's looking for a rebound... To stave off the pandemic blues, two mismatched millennials try their hand at 'short distance dating', but can they keep things from getting complicated?
 

Sudden Spark Collective initially formed to create an outdoor theatre production about love in the time of COVID-19. After reduced gathering sizes prevented an in-person audience, the project transformed in a matter of weeks to become a film. Capturing the magic and challenges of connecting romantically in a physically distanced world, february: a love story frames finding love not as a fairytale, but as an act of resiliency and hope.

"We all deserve magic this February." 
-Mairi Babb, director of february: a love story

"As we continue to battle COVID-19," director Mairi Babb says, "this winter can feel exceedingly lonely and dark. I see so much potential to give our audiences hope, joy and light through watching these two characters find love."

This project marks a new collaboration between actor / creators Emilio Vieira and Ellen Denny. Toronto audiences will recognize Vieira from his seasons with Shakespeare in High Park, as well as performances with Crow's Theatre, Canadian Stage and the Stratford Festival. Denny is best known for starring as Alice in Life After (Canadian Stage / Musical Stage) for which she received a Dora nomination and was named one of NOW Magazine's Breakthrough Toronto Stage Artists (2017). 

Sudden Spark Collective is proud to have reimagined this project as a film, in order to bring this pandemic love story to audiences safely, whilst adhering to public health restrictions. 

Starring Ellen Denny and Emilio Vieira

Directed by Mairi Babb

* Streaming Online *
February 14 - March 7 2021
Run Time: 45 minutes

Virtual Premiere: 8pm (ET) Sunday February 14th, 2021
With viewing open until 11:59pm on March 7th, 2021

Tickets: Pay-What-You-Can
(Suggested Donation $20 / viewer)
Available now at februarytheplay.com 

Check out the story before the story! Illustrator Ngabo Nabea creates a comic book prologue to the film, available to view on our social media channels: 
Facebook: @februarytheplay
Instagram: @februarytheplay
Twitter: @februarytheplay