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The Things You Think I'm Thinking
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'The Things You Think I'm Thinking' is a 2017 Canadian short drama film, directed by Sherren Lee.[https://occhimagazine.com/interview-with-sherren-lee-occhi-magazine/ "Feature: Director Sherren Lees Give Us a Peek Inside The Things You Think Im Thinking"]. 'Occhimag', June 30, 2018. The film stars Prince Amponsah as Sean, a gay man struggling with his emotional insecurities and body image issues as he embarks on his first date with another man (Jesse LaVercombe) since being badly scarred and losing both of his arms in a house fire.[http://filmint.nu/?p=24266 "Dating and Vulnerability: Sherren Lee and Jesse LaVercombe on The Things You Think Im Thinking"]. 'Film International', April 26, 2018.
LaVercombe wrote the screenplay as a tribute to Amponsah.[http://moveablefest.com/sherren-lee-things-you-think-im-thinking/ "Outfest 18 Interview: Sherren Lee on the Mind Games of The Things You Think Im Thinking"]. 'The Movable Feast', July 14, 2018. It was Amponsah's first film role after returning to the stage in 2016, following his own real-life injuries in a 2012 apartment fire.[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/06/01/actor-who-lost-his-arms-and-nearly-his-life-in-fire-reaches-new-stage.html "Actor who lost his arms and nearly his life in fire reaches new stage"]. 'Toronto Star', June 1, 2016.
The film premiered at the 2017 Atlantic Film Festival. It won the AWFJ EDA Award for Best Short Film at the 2017 Whistler Film Festival, the Jury Prize for Best International Short Film at the 2018 Outfest,[https://www.advocate.com/film/2018/7/23/and-winners-outfest-2018-are "And the Winners of Outfest 2018 Are..."]. 'The Advocate', July 23, 2018. a Special Jury Prize at the 2018 Canadian Film Festival, and the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2018 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.
The film was broadcast on CBC Television's anthology series 'Canadian Reflections' in December 2018.
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