Mass for Shut-Ins

Mass for Shut-Ins is a Canadian drama film, directed by Winston DeGiobbi and released in 2017.^[1] The film stars Charles William McKenzie as Kay Jay, an aimless slacker living with his grandfather Loppers (Joey Lee Maclean) in New Waterford, Nova Scotia and navigating his fraught relationship with his delinquent older brother September (Stephen Melanson).^[2]

Mass for Shut-Ins
Directed by	Winston DeGiobbi
Written by	Winston DeGiobbi
Produced by	Winston DeGiobbi
Starring	Charles William McKenzie Joey Lee Maclean Stephen Melanson
Cinematography	Winston DeGiobbi
Edited by	Winston DeGiobbi
Music by	Tyler DeGiobbi
Production company	Wellington St. North
Release date	October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02) (VIFF)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film premiered at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival.^[3] It screened alongside There Lived the Colliers, a short film by Nelson MacDonald documenting abandoned housing in Cape Breton Island.^[2]

It was shortlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award,^[4] and for the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's One to Watch award at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017.