Matt Johnson

Two movie obsessed best friends Matt and Owen are the key targets for a group of high-school bullies they call ‘The Dirties’. When the pair is assigned a film class project they set out to make an epic film about getting their revenge. However, Matt’s fantasies quickly spiral out of control, transforming 'The Dirties' into a complex and gripping story of friendship, obsession and violence.

Two young CIA agents uncover a shocking NASA secret, and a major government cover-up, when they get involved in faking the moon landing in 1969.

Inspired by the poem of the same name by British-born, Los Angeles-based poet John Tottenham, this film is not a traditional biography of Matt Johnson and THE THE, although it certainly provides an overview and seamlessly incorporates archive footage and contributions from long-standing creative collaborators such as Tim Pope.

In Toronto, creative writing professor Mara bumps into Matt, a free-spirited author from her past. Bonded by their shared interests, the two grow closer as Mara juggles marriage, motherhood and work. But when Matt joins her on a road trip, pressure slowly mounts against their undefined relationship.

The meteoric rise then demise of the smartphone, BlackBerry.